Has Donald Trump publicly released any cognitive test results or medical reports?
Executive summary
Donald Trump has publicly released summaries of medical findings — including a White House memorandum saying his April 11, 2025, executive physical found him in “excellent health” and that he completed a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) — and the White House later released a December memo saying October MRI imaging of his heart and abdomen was “perfectly normal” [1] [2]. Available sources do not mention release of full underlying cognitive-test answer sheets or full medical records beyond the physician memos and public statements [1] [2].
1. What the White House has put in the public record
The most concrete public documents are physician memos and press briefings: a detailed April 11, 2025, memorandum from the White House physician summarizing the annual executive physical and concluding the president “remains in excellent health” and noting the neurological exam included the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) [1] [3]. In late 2025 the White House also released a short letter from Dr. Sean Barbabella about October MRI imaging that described cardiovascular and abdominal imaging as “perfectly normal” [2].
2. What Trump has said publicly about cognitive testing
President Trump has repeatedly boasted that he “aced” the cognitive test and described it in combative terms to critics and reporters; he has characterized the MoCA as a difficult “IQ” test in public remarks [3] [4]. News coverage quotes him saying he “aced” the test and asserting it was not the brain scanned in an MRI because he “took a cognitive test” [4] [5].
3. What has been released vs. what hasn’t
The White House has released physician summaries and memos about exams and imaging [1] [2]. Available sources do not say that raw cognitive-test forms, scoring sheets, detailed neuropsychological reports, or the full medical record were released; reporting describes memos and summaries rather than underlying test data [1] [6]. Multiple outlets note the physician’s letters provide limited detail and that experts sought more clarity about exactly what was tested and how to interpret it [6].
4. Which cognitive test and what it measures
Reporting identifies the screening used as the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), a brief screening instrument to detect mild cognitive impairment — not an IQ test — and experts emphasize it does not measure intelligence [7] [8]. Coverage and medical commentary in the sources stress the test is commonly used to detect early dementia signs but is not a full neuropsychological battery [8] [9].
5. Areas of disagreement and expert caution
Some medical reporters and experts said the physician memos leave questions unanswered: they called the imaging and memo “less specific,” noted that imaging would not ordinarily be done absent symptoms, and asked what the tests actually entailed and whether summaries are sufficient for public evaluation [6]. The White House framed the tests as routine and preventive; critics asked for more transparency and clinicians said memos are limited in clinical meaning without full data [2] [6].
6. Political context and responses
The release of memos and public boasting about “acing” the MoCA have been used politically by both sides: the White House emphasizes “excellent” or “perfect” results to rebut concerns, while opponents and some journalists demand full records and point to the memos’ lack of granular detail [10] [11]. State actors and commentators have mocked or amplified the narrative; for example, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a satirical response after the White House memo [11] [12].
7. What reporters and clinicians asked for next
Following the memos, outlets and clinicians asked for either the actual cognitive-test scores, full neuropsychological testing if warranted, or the underlying imaging reports to better judge cognitive or neurological status; sources say some experts found the memos insufficient to resolve lingering public questions [6] [13]. Available reporting documents calls for transparency but does not report release of those underlying materials [6] [2].
8. Bottom line for readers
The public record includes physician memos asserting Trump remains in excellent health and that he underwent and reportedly “aced” a MoCA screening, plus a White House release summarizing October cardiac and abdominal MRI imaging as normal [1] [7] [2]. Available sources do not document release of the raw cognitive-test forms, detailed neurocognitive reports, or full medical records; questions about test interpretation and the sufficiency of memos remain prominent in reporting [6] [1].