• The White House released results of a recent physical examination for former President Donald Trump, conducted at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
  • The report includes a neurological exam featuring the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), which Trump has repeatedly cited as proof of his cognitive fitness.
  • The release follows scrutiny over Trump's age and mental acuity, with a recent poll showing 60% of voters viewed him as too old for a second term.

On April 13, the White House made public the results of a physical examination for former President Donald Trump, conducted by White House Physician Dr. Sean Barbabella. The report, stemming from a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, included a neurological exam that featured the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test—a screening tool Trump has frequently pointed to as evidence of his sharpness.

According to the document, Trump stands 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 224 pounds. It noted scarring on his right ear from a bullet wound, mentioned his "frequent victories in golf events," and documented a prior cataract surgery. The inclusion of the cognitive test results, however, is the most politically salient detail, coming amid persistent questions from voters and political opponents about the 78-year-old's fitness for office.

Trump's relationship with the MoCA test is well-documented. He voluntarily took it in January 2018 during his first term and has often boasted of receiving a perfect score of 30 out of 30. In a July 2020 interview, he famously referenced the specific test phrase "Person, woman, man, camera, TV." The newly released results from the 2025 exam are understood to have been prompted by the fact that the 2018 results were considered outdated by the test's creator, neurologist Ziad Nasreddine. Trump has, at times, mischaracterized the assessment, calling it a "very hard IQ test" rather than a screening tool for cognitive impairment, and has suggested political rivals lack the intelligence to pass it.

Efforts to reach a spokesperson for the former president for additional comment on the exam's specifics were not immediately successful. The release of the report itself marks a shift, as Trump had previously declined to release health information dating back to 2015, despite a promise last August to do so. Releasing detailed medical records is typical practice for presidential candidates, making this disclosure a pointed response to mounting public concern.

A July 2024 poll found that 60% of voters viewed Trump as too old for a second term, a figure that has been steadily increasing. Analysis of his recent speeches has identified shifts toward shorter sentences, more tangents, and increased repetition, which some experts have suggested could indicate cognitive changes, though no formal diagnosis has been made. The White House report appears designed to counter this narrative head-on by putting a official, medical framing on his cognitive performance.

Correction: An earlier version of this article misstated the timing of a promise to release medical records. Trump promised in August 2024 to release records from a recent examination.