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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe

White House insists Trump’s recent physical shows ‘perfectly normal’ health

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Donald Trump on Thanksgiving in Palm Beach, Florida. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP

The White House on Monday released details of Donald Trump’s recent “comprehensive executive physical” after the president admitted on Sunday night he had “no idea” what part of his body had been the subject of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.

Trump, the oldest US president, underwent the procedure during a surprise “semi-annual physical” on 10 October and faced questions about it from reporters on Air Force One as he traveled back to Washington after a Thanksgiving break in Florida.

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