Trump in 'very good health' Sebastian Smith 8 February 2019
President Donald Trump, who delights in confounding health experts with his junk food cravings and disinclination to exercise, is "in very good health," his doctor declared Friday following an annual medical checkup.
"I am happy to announce the president of the United States is in very good health and I anticipate he will remain so for the duration of his presidency, and beyond," chief physician Sean Conley said in a memorandum released by the White House.
The Marine One helicopter returned the 72-year-old head of state to the White House from the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in the Washington suburb of Bethesda after a full four hours of prodding, poking and testing.
Dressed in a long dark overcoat, Trump gave a thumb's up, but did not respond to reporters' questions about how he was feeling.
It remained unclear how many of the test results would eventually be made public.
Last year, everything from the president's cholesterol levels (high) to weight (too high at 239 pounds, or 108 kilograms) was released.
Trump's then chief physician, Ronny Jackson -- who has since run into trouble over alleged ethical misconduct -- also held an unusually detailed press conference in which he declared Trump to be in "excellent health."
On the plus side, Trump doesn't smoke and is a noted teetotaler. He says he's never even had a beer.
Less good: the former real estate tycoon and reality TV performer unashamedly embraces the couch potato life.
- 'Incredibly good genes' -
Not for Trump the basketball sessions that Barack Obama sweated through in the White House, or the bike rides of George W. Bush.
Trump loves the more sedate game of golf, but rides a cart between holes and has said that anything more strenuous is actually bad for your health.
"All my friends who work out all the time, they're going for knee replacements, hip replacements -- they're a disaster," Trump told The New York Times in 2015.
Trump has described his chief exercise as walking around the White House compound and standing up at public events.
The 45th president's diet, reportedly involving legendary amounts of Coke and red meat, also seems to defy most doctors' orders.
In January, Trump hosted the strapping athletes of America's champion college football team, the Clemson Tigers, with a mountain of hamburgers and pizzas.
According to Jackson last year, Trump's secret is genes.
"Incredibly good genes," he said. "It's just the way God made him."
Speaking of Ronny Jackson, he was in the news this past week...
Trump promotes Ronny Jackson, the former White House physician once embroiled in controversy
By Jordyn Phelps and Elizabeth McLaughlin - Feb 7, 2019
Remember former White House physician Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson?
President Donald Trump has promoted him and wants him to get a second star -- a higher military rank -- as well. snip
But over the weekend, with his latest physical about a week away, the White House announced that Trump had appointed Jackson to a newly created role: Assistant to the President and Chief Medical Adviser.
In that position, Jackson will no longer be providing medical care at the White House but instead will provide "technical policy advice" on public health issues within the administration, according to an administration official not authorized to speak publicly about the matter.
Jackson's policy portfolio will have a particular focus on veterans' issues, the opioid crisis, and health issues as it relates to the southern border, and he will travel and work closely with policy-focused staff on those issues, the official said.
In defending the appointment, the official noted that Jackson is an "excellent physician and trusted medical advisor" who previously worked as the White House doctor for former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. snip
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