Trump boasts perfect cognitive test score, but health questions linger

President Donald Trump declared his latest physical examination results "extremely good" and said he scored a perfect 30 out of 30 on a cognitive test — though questions about the 79-year-old's health have not been fully put to rest.

Trump posted on his Truth Social account Saturday that results from a physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center had just come in and were "extremely good," adding that he had aced "a very difficult cognitive test" with a perfect score.

"Were the Democrats really surprised?" he wrote, saying he had also scored perfectly on three previous cognitive tests.

He then called on Congress and the Democratic Party to require all presidential and vice-presidential candidates to undergo rigorous cognitive testing.

Trump's public emphasis on his cognitive test results is widely seen as an attempt to draw a contrast with former President Joe Biden, a Democrat whose mental acuity came under sustained scrutiny during his time in office.

Trump underwent a routine dental checkup and physical at Walter Reed in Maryland on May 26.

The White House released a three-page medical report on May 29 via X, formerly Twitter.

According to the report, Trump stands 75 inches (190.5 centimeters) tall and weighs 238 pounds (about 108 kilograms), with a resting heart rate of 73 beats per minute and blood pressure of 105/71 mmHg. His weight has increased by 14 pounds (about 6 kilograms) since his last physical in April last year.

The report described Trump's health as "excellent" and said he was "fully fit" to carry out all presidential duties, noting that his heart, lungs, nervous system and overall physical functions were in good condition.

However, some said the White House announcement fell short of addressing lingering public questions about Trump's health.

Jonathan Reiner, who served as cardiologist to the late former Vice President Dick Cheney, wrote on X that the report did not explain why Trump repeatedly undergoes cardiac CT scans during his physicals, and questioned whether his medical team had addressed his daytime fatigue and drowsiness.

Axios also reported that White House physician Sean Barbabella failed to resolve questions about the bruising that frequently appears on Trump's hands and swelling in his ankles. The report again attributed the hand bruising to frequent handshaking — an explanation that many found unconvincing.

Axios further cited Bob Wachter, chief of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, who questioned why Trump, whose heart appears to be in good shape, takes aspirin regularly.