Trump, who will be 80 years old in June and is the oldest person to be elected president, has faced questions about his health over the last year. He frequently has bruises on his hands, for example, which he said in early January were a side effect of taking a higher dose of aspirin than has been recommended by his doctors.

“They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart,” Trump told the Wall Street Journal. “I take the larger one, but I’ve done it for years, and what it does do is it causes bruising.”

The White House said in Feb. 2025 that one bruise seen on his hand at the time was the result of Trump shaking hands.

Trump had his annual physical exam in April 2025. In October, the White House said the president had received another “routine yearly checkup” that month. Trump told reporters later in the month that he had an MRI, but didn’t share any other details other than that it was “perfect.”

Barbabella said in December that the MRI was of Trump’s cardiovascular system and abdomen, and said all of the imaging was “perfectly normal.”

“The purpose of this imaging is preventive: to identify issues early, confirm overall health, and ensure he maintains long-term vitality and function,” he said.

Trump told the Wall Street Journal in January that the imaging was actually a CT scan, not an MRI.