David Pakman Questions Trump's Health at 79 as White House Withholds 4th Physical Report
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Updated · The Daily Beast · May 28
David Pakman Questions Trump's Health at 79 as White House Withholds 4th Physical Report
3 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · May 28
David Pakman said Dr. Jonathan Reiner’s repeated CNN appearances this week suggest growing concern around Donald Trump’s health after the president underwent the fourth physical exam of his second term.
Pakman argued the White House’s handling of the checkup looked like a defensive PR effort, saying the lack of a released Walter Reed report made Reiner’s on-air analysis more troubling.
Trump, 79, posted that his six-month physical at Walter Reed went “PERFECTLY,” but the White House did not say when the full medical report would be released.
Reiner has discussed bruised hands, swollen ankles and what he called severe daytime somnolence, while Pakman said those explanations only deepened questions about the president’s condition.
With medical records withheld, how can the public truly assess a president’s fitness for office?
When does a doctor's public diagnosis of a leader cross a critical ethical boundary?