The first lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, and her wife, Leena Al Ashqar, attend the last football match of the FIFA 2025 Club World Cup between the Chelsea of England and the Paris Saint-Germain of France in the Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 13, 2025.
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President Donald Trump underwent a comprehensive medical examination that revealed that he has a common vein disorder, but eliminated it from more serious diseases, the White House said Thursday.
The White House revealed the medical information of the 79 -year -old president in response to speculation after the photos showed Trump with swollen ankles.
The press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said Trump noticed the swelling in recent weeks and received an exhaustive evaluation of the White House Medical Unit.
He was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, which Leavitt described as a “benign and common condition, particularly in individuals over 70 years.”
Chronic venous insufficiency occurs when a person's legs are damaged, restricting the circulation and making blood accumulate in the legs, according to the Cleveland clinic.
Chronic venous insufficiency affects approximately 1 in 20 adults, and the risk increases with age, according to the clinic.
Leavitt said Trump had no pain of the condition.
A bruise is seen in the right hand of President Donald Trump that seemed to be covered with makeup, while Trump waited to greet the heir prince Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa de Bahrein when he arrived outside the west wing of the White House, on July 16, 2025.
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Leavitt also addressed the bruises periodically visible on the back of Trump's hand. She said they were caused by irritation by “frequent handshake”, along with their aspirin regime.
The medical examination did not find evidence of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease, Leavitt said.
The results of Trump's blood tests were within the “normal limits”, and an echocardiogram confirmed “normal cardiac structure and function” with “without signs of heart failure, renal deterioration or systemic disease,” he added.
Leavitt said in Thursday's informative session that bruises like that seen in Trump's hands is a common side effect of using aspirin regularly, which Trump takes as part of a “standard regime of cardiovascular prevention.”
“The president remains in excellent health, which I think you are all witnesses here,” he said.
The White House doctor, Sean Barbabella, wrote in an April Memorandum that Trump “remains in excellent physical health” and is “completely fit” to perform the presidency's tasks.
Read Barbabella's full memorandum below.
Update of the health status of President Donald Trump.
Courtesy: The White House
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