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Ronny Jackson

American physician, politician, and naval officer (born 1967)

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Dec 3, 2025
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Why is there no scaring on Trump’s ear if it was shot

Photographs and medical statements show Donald Trump was grazed in the upper right ear by a projectile at a July 13, 2024 rally and campaign doctors described a “2 cm-wide” wound down to cartilage wit...

Dec 8, 2025
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What cognitive tests has Donald Trump undergone and what were the results?

President Donald Trump has publicly said he “aced” a cognitive test and his White House doctors have reported he was given the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) at least in 2018 and again as part o...

Jan 23, 2026
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How do Trump's listed height and weight compare to those on previous medical records from his presidency?

’s most recent publicly released physical lists him at 75 inches (6 ft 3 in) and 224 pounds, numbers the physician presented in April 2025 as consistent with his earlier official tallies but modestly ...

Jan 12, 2026

Did President Trump's doctor quit and was it because he didn't want to sign off on Trump's health report

The available reporting does not show a clear, documented instance in which "President Trump's doctor quit because he refused to sign off on Trump's health report." Coverage identifies multiple physic...

Oct 22, 2025

what about Trump's alleged ear injury?

Available reporting shows conflicting accounts about whether former President Donald Trump sustained an ear injury during an assassination attempt: some investigative analyses and congressional report...

Jan 24, 2026

Are there credible reports or photos showing Trump's ear injury or lack thereof?

Multiple reputable news agencies documented that former President to his right ear in the and published photos showing him with a bandage and bloodied ear soon afterward, while claiming recent photos ...

Jan 25, 2026

But how could Trump's ear regrow?

The dramatic claim that ’s ear “regrew” overnight after the is a piece of : multiple fact‑checks establish the screenshot and the purported social‑media self‑report are fabricated, and contemporaneous...

Dec 3, 2025

Trump's ear injury fast recovery

Medical accounts from Trump’s campaign and reporting say a bullet grazed or pierced the upper part of his right ear, caused a roughly two-centimeter wound with heavy bleeding and swelling, and require...

Nov 10, 2025

What did Dr. Harold Bornstein or other White House physicians say about Donald Trump's health?

Dr. Harold Bornstein, Donald Trump’s private physician until 2015, later said he did not author the effusive 2015 health letter that declared Trump in “astonishingly excellent” health and that Trump d...

Jan 14, 2026

What medical records or doctor statements are publicly available about Trump's health?

The publicly available medical information about Donald J. Trump consists mainly of a White House physician’s memorandum summarizing the April 2025 annual physical, targeted statements from Trump and ...

Nov 26, 2025

Which mental health professionals signed public letters about Trump's fitness for office and what did they say?

More than 200 mental-health professionals publicly signed an open letter (run as a New York Times ad in October 2024) calling Donald Trump “grossly unfit for leadership,” saying he shows “malignant na...

Jan 14, 2026

Trumps doctor quit this week and was replaced

There is no clear, contemporaneous confirmation in the provided reporting that “Trump’s doctor quit this week and was replaced”; the available sources discuss long-running questions about President Tr...

Dec 20, 2025

Has any US president or major candidate publicly released cognitive test results before 2025?

Only a narrow set of cognitive-screening results have been publicly reported for a U.S. president before 2025: President Donald Trump’s 2018 Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score — reported as 30...

Jan 13, 2026

Are there any medical records of Trump having an ear injury?

The public record contains no independently verifiable, full hospital medical files proving Donald Trump suffered a specific ear wound that can be examined by journalists or the public; instead, the T...

Nov 19, 2025

Are there verified photos or videos showing Donald Trump's ear injury?

Photos and videos from the immediate aftermath of the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt do show Donald Trump bleeding and later wearing a bandage on his right ear; campaign and media releases, eyewi...

Jan 18, 2026

Which physicians have publicly opined on Trump’s health and what are their documented qualifications and potential biases?

Multiple physicians have publicly opined on President Trump’s health: the administration’s own physician, Capt. Sean P. Barbabella, and his predecessors Drs. Ronny Jackson and Harold Bornstein have is...

Jan 17, 2026

What public evidence exists about Donald Trump’s cognitive assessments and medical disclosures?

Public evidence about Donald Trump’s cognitive assessments comprises a small set of official disclosures and media reporting: a 2018 Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) reportedly scored 30/30 (annou...

Nov 10, 2025

What have former aides said about Donald Trump's memory?

Multiple former Trump aides and allies have offered divergent accounts about Donald Trump’s cognitive sharpness; , while allies and a former White House doctor defend his mental acuity. Reporting acro...

Jan 29, 2026

How have photographs and expert medical opinions been used to support or challenge claims about the severity of Trump’s ear injury?

Photographs and expert medical opinions have been wielded on both sides of the debate over how severe ’s ear injury was: campaign-released medical letters and photos showing a bandage and describing a...

Jan 28, 2026

What public medical information has been released about injuries from the Butler, Pennsylvania rally shooting?

Public authorities have released limited but consistent medical information about the rally shooting: three attendees were struck by gunfire — one died, two were critically wounded — additional minor ...