The 7 strangest things about Donald Trump’s medical ‘check-up’
McDonald’s and Diet Coke superfan Donald Trump has had a medical check-up just in case anyone thought he wasn’t in peak condition following recent concerns about the so-called president’s health.
And guess what, everybody? His health is “excellent”, his mind is “sharp” and he only needs four or five hours sleep a night! Plus, the doctor who examined him gets to see his family again.
Here are the 7 things you need to know from the White House press conference where navy doctor Ronny Jackson gave his verdict on his special patient.
1.
REPORTER: How does a guy who eats McDonald's & all those Diet Cokes & never exercises be in as good of shape as you say he is?
PHYSICIAN: It's called genetics… he has incredible genes… I told him if he had a healthier diet over last 20 years he might live to be 200 years old pic.twitter.com/6zAPFioQ4D
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 16, 2018
2.
DR GUPTA: Trump "is taking cholesterol-lowering medication, he has evidence of heart disease, and he's borderline obese. Can you characterize that as excellent health?"
PRESIDENTIAL PHYSICIAN: Yes! pic.twitter.com/e63bKD2H7W
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 16, 2018
3.
President Trump’s doctor says that he is 75 inches tall and weighs 239 pounds. Just one more pound and, at that height and weight, he would be considered obese, according to the CDC. pic.twitter.com/6IiZ4xSIwV
— Matt Viser (@mviser) January 16, 2018
For context:
Jay Cutler is 6'3" and 233. Donald Trump is 6'3" and 239. What a difference six pounds makes! pic.twitter.com/ECiWtPVtwn
— Ronald Reagan’s Spinning Corpse (@SpinningRonnie) January 16, 2018
4.
Presidential physician discloses that Trump "takes Propecia for prevention of male pattern hair loss" pic.twitter.com/qHcv8qoOkO
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 16, 2018
Are you going to ask him about the side effects, or are we?
Side effects of Propecia include: pic.twitter.com/XHoppojlQB
— Fiddler (@cFidd) January 16, 2018
Part of me wants to understand the medical definition of "abnormal ejaculation," and part of me has a functional sense of self-preservation #Propecia pic.twitter.com/lqi9MAUrFK
— Fiddler (@cFidd) January 16, 2018
Trump is the worst advertisement for Propecia ever… pic.twitter.com/9NLYlILloT
— Christian Nightmares (@ChristnNitemare) January 16, 2018
5.
Dr. Jackson on Trump's mental fitness: I had no concerns about his cognitive ability or his neurological function. https://t.co/bAHF1nKZ3A pic.twitter.com/9PBUmB76Kx
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 16, 2018
But the test is not quite as difficult as you might think.
The Montreal assessment requires you to correctly identify drawings of a lion, rhinoceros, and a camel; to explain, for instance, how an orange and a banana are alike; to correctly draw a clock face showing 10 minutes past 11. It would be amazing if Trump could not score 30/30. https://t.co/cRl3TUfdgm
— Ben Wallace-Wells (@benwallacewells) January 16, 2018
Seriously.
https://twitter.com/mrdanwalker/status/953499781061627904
6.
Donald Trump’s overall health is “excellent” – but he needs to lose 10 to 15 pounds over the next year, according to his doctor following his first physical examination as President pic.twitter.com/EOOgYYUirr
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) January 16, 2018
7.
“It’s called genetics. I don’t know. Some people have great genetics.” pic.twitter.com/wUrus5UiAB
— Nicholas Pegg (@NicholasPegg) January 16, 2018
