What public medical records or physician statements exist about President Trump’s health since January 2025?
Executive summary
Publicly available materials about President Trump’s health since January 2025 consist mainly of a White House physician’s memorandum summarizing an April 2025 physical and cognitive assessment that declared him “in excellent health,” a series of press statements and media accounts about subsequent imaging in October 2025 described by the White House as “perfectly normal,” and some external calls for broader disclosure and legal efforts to compel records; independent clinicians and commentators have amplified both reassurances and contrary speculation but no comprehensive, court‑released full medical chart has been produced publicly [1] [2] [3] [4] [5].
1. What the White House released: the April 2025 physical and physician memo
The primary formal medical disclosure is a memorandum from the White House physician summarizing President Trump’s April 11, 2025 annual physical at Walter Reed, which details past conditions (well‑controlled hypercholesterolemia, diverticulosis, a benign colon polyp, prior COVID‑19 infection and dermatologic findings), notes consultations with multiple specialists, and concludes that the President “remains in excellent health” and is “fully fit” to serve [1] [2].
2. Advanced imaging in October 2025 and the CT/MRI inconsistency
A separate episode in October 2025 prompted renewed attention when the President and his physician discussed “advanced imaging” done at Walter Reed; initial public comments by the President suggested an MRI, but later statements from the President, his doctor and White House spokespeople clarified the exam was a CT scan and that the imaging results were “perfectly normal,” with media outlets noting the White House’s delayed detailing of that visit [6] [3] [7] [8] [9].
3. Media summaries and independent reporting: TIME, CNN and others
Major outlets summarized the White House disclosures: TIME reported specifics from the April memo including a 30/30 Montreal Cognitive Assessment score and prior colonoscopy findings, while CNN and TIME published the White House physician’s account of imaging results and the administration’s framing that the tests were preventive for a man of the President’s age [2] [6] [3].
4. Calls for more disclosure and legal attempts to obtain records
Calls for fuller transparency continued: reporting and commentary have pointed out that detailed medical records can only be released with the President’s consent and that the absence of comprehensive charts has fueled criticism; separately, a legal discovery request from the Pulitzer Prize Board sought Trump’s full medical and psychological records as part of litigation, creating a potential legal pathway for additional documents if courts order production or parties consent [5] [4].
5. Independent clinicians and public speculation, including contrary claims
Beyond official releases, clinicians and commentators offered divergent interpretations: some physicians on panels and in commentary publicly endorsed the White House memo’s conclusions, while at least one clinical professor asserted he believed the President had suffered a stroke earlier in 2025 based on observed gait changes in video, a claim reported and amplified in partisan and non‑partisan outlets but not substantiated by a released diagnostic record or imaging report in the public record provided here [10].
6. What is not publicly available and the limits of existing material
What is absent from public reporting so far is a full, line‑by‑line medical chart, raw imaging files or comprehensive specialty consult notes; multiple sources note that the April memo is a summary and that broader records remain private without a waiver or court order, meaning external observers must rely on physician summaries, selective imaging statements and press interviews rather than original records [1] [5] [3].
7. Bottom line: documented assertions versus open questions
Documented, public physician statements since January 2025 include the April 2025 White House physician’s memorandum declaring excellent physical and cognitive health and later memos/statements saying October imaging (described ultimately as a CT) was normal; countervailing public claims and clinical speculation exist but are not backed in the public domain by full medical files or released specialist reports cited here, and ongoing litigation and political pressure remain the main avenues through which additional records might surface [1] [2] [6] [4] [10].