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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

Trump says he takes more aspirin than recommended but his ‘health is perfect’

Donald Trump during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on 29 December 2025.
Donald Trump during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on 29 December 2025. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Donald Trump takes “more aspirin” than his doctors recommend but says his “health is perfect”, according to an interview given to the Wall Street Journal after the outlet recently questioned the 79-year-old president’s health.

Trump told the Journal that the large dose of aspirin he take daily causes him to bruise easily and that doctors have encouraged him to take a lower dose – but he declined the advice because he has been taking it for 25 years.

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