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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kelly Rissman

Ex-White House doctor casts doubt on Trump’s MRI claims

While Donald Trump boasted about his “perfect” MRI scan last month, which his aides brushed off as part of a routine check-up, a former White House doctor has now cast doubt on that assessment.

White House physician Sean Barbabella described Trump’s second medical evaluation this year as a “scheduled follow-up” that included “advanced imaging.” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt later said she didn’t know what imaging took place. Days later, Trump revealed that he underwent an MRI scan during a visit to Walter Reed, calling it “perfect.”

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