Donald Trump boasts ‘perfect’ MRI during Walter Reed visit, ‘nobody has ever….’

Donald Trump said he got a MRI during his October visit to Walter Reed Medical Center, without sharing more details on what prompted the imaging test.

President Donald Trump said he got a MRI during his October visit to Walter Reed Medical Center, without sharing more details on what prompted the imaging test.

Trump disclosed receiving a perfect MRI at Walter Reed but did not explain the reason for the test. (REUTERS file photo)

“I got an MRI; it was perfect,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One Monday. “I gave you the full results.”

A one-page summary memo released by the White House earlier this month pronounced Trump in “excellent overall health” and noted his visit included “advanced imaging, laboratory testing and preventative health assessments.” However, the report from Trump’s physician, Sean Barbabella, did not detail what prompted the imaging studies.

Neither did Trump.

Asked what doctors were looking for on Monday, Trump said only: “You could ask the doctors.” But, he added, “I think they gave you a very conclusive — nobody has ever given you reports like I gave you.”

Trump, 79, has been spotted with swollen ankles and a persistent bruise on his right hand, which at times appears to have been covered with makeup. The White House said in July that Trump had been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a condition tied to swelling in the legs, but that physicians had otherwise found the president to be in “excellent health.”