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

Key Highlights

• “I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart.
• Does that make sense?”Like his predecessor, Joe Biden, Trump is increasingly facing scrutiny over his health. Trump’s response to questions about his health have made headlines in recent months after he was seen with what appeared to make-up on on his hand and was seen to be drowsy in a cabinet meeting in December and at a meeting called to promote lower costs of GLP-1 weight-loss medication. Elsewhere in the interview with the Journal, Trump said he begins his day early at an office in the White House residence before coming downstairs around 10am to work in the Oval Office until 7pm or 8pm, and said he asked his staff to modify his schedule so that he can have fewer, more important meetings that he can give more attention to. Trump said he acted on the advise of his staff to slow his pace, including spending roughly two weeks at Mar-a-Lago, AKA the “winter White House”, over Christmas and New Year.
• They have also counseled him to try to keep his eyes open during public events. Trump’s health and vitality is a sensitive issue, in part because the advancing frailty of his similarly-aged predecessor, Biden, became a significant issue and led to questions about a cover-up by White House senior aides who continue to deny that they saw obvious signs of decline. Trump’s interview with the Journal on the subject of his health betrays frustration with his staff for not promoting his health more vigorously, the outlet said.
• “Let’s talk about health again for the 25th time,” he said at the start of the interview.
• “My health is perfect.”But Trump said he regretted undergoing a cardiovascular and abdominal advanced imaging scan during a routine health check-up in October because it drew attention.