US President Donald Trump's weight gain and body mass index have come under renewed scrutiny after his physician confirmed he is on the verge of obesity, with figures from a May 2026 medical exam placing his BMI at 29.7, just below the clinical threshold of 30. The data, released following tests conducted at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland on 26 May, resurfaced this week after Trump publicly claimed he had 'just finished a perfect physical,' prompting confusion about the timing and accuracy of his remarks.
The claim appeared in a Truth Social post on 11 July, where Trump lashed out at journalist Maggie Haberman before pivoting to his health. The White House later clarified he was referring to the May examination, conducted 46 days earlier. That gap, though small on paper, has become part of a broader pattern in which presidential health disclosures are both tightly managed and occasionally muddled.
