U.S. President Donald Trump waits for the arrival of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 20, 2025.
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US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had undergone an MRI scan, but did not say why.
“It was perfect,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Tokyo.
A magnetic resonance imaging scan uses magnets and radio waves to create detailed pictures of the inside of your body. It can be used to monitor various conditions.
Mr. Trump, 79, was the oldest person to become president of the United States when he took back the White House in January, and the second-oldest person to have served as president of the United States.
Earlier this month, the US president’s doctor announced that a medical examination of President Trump revealed that he had an “unusual health condition.”
In July, the White House announced that Trump had swollen lower legs and bruises on his right hand after a photo was taken of him with a swollen ankle and an affected area on his hand covered up with makeup.
Trump’s doctor, Sean Barbavera, said in a letter released by the White House at the time that tests confirmed the leg problems were caused by “chronic venous insufficiency,” a benign and common condition particularly common in people over 70.
The doctor said the bruises on Trump’s hands are consistent with mild soft tissue irritation from frequent shaking hands and aspirin use, which Trump has adopted as part of his “standard cardiovascular preventive therapy.”
Since then, the White House has downplayed concerns about President Trump’s health and provided no details about how his leg problems are being treated.
