First Lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, FIFA President Gianni Infantino and his wife, Leena Al Ashqar, be the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 last shot lucifer betwixt England's Chelsea and France's Paris Saint-Germain astatine MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, New Jersey, July 13, 2025.
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President Donald Trump underwent a broad aesculapian exam that revealed helium has a communal vein upset but cleared him of much superior illnesses, the White House said Thursday.
The White House disclosed the 79-year-old president's aesculapian accusation successful effect to speculation aft photos showed Trump with swollen ankles.
Press caput Karoline Leavitt said Trump noticed the swelling successful caller weeks and received a thorough valuation by the White House aesculapian unit.
He was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, which Leavitt described arsenic a "benign and communal condition, peculiarly successful individuals implicit the property of 70."
Chronic venous insufficiency occurs erstwhile a person's limb veins are damaged, restricting circulation and causing humor to excavation successful the legs, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
Chronic venous insufficiency affects astir 1 successful 20 adults, and the hazard increases with age, according to the clinic.
Leavitt said Trump was not successful immoderate symptom from the condition.
A bruise is disposable connected President Donald Trump's close manus that appeared to beryllium covered with makeup, arsenic Trump waited to greet Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain arsenic helium arrived extracurricular the West Wing of the White House, July 16, 2025.
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Leavitt besides addressed bruises periodically disposable connected the backmost of Trump's hand. She said they were caused by irritation from "frequent handshaking," coupled with his aspirin regimen.
The aesculapian exam recovered nary grounds of heavy vein thrombosis oregon arterial disease, Leavitt said.
Trump's humor trial results were each wrong "normal limits," and an echocardiogram confirmed "normal cardiac operation and function" with "no signs of bosom failure, renal impairment oregon systemic illness," she added.
Leavitt said successful Thursday's briefing that bruising similar that seen connected Trump's hands is simply a communal broadside effect of regularly utilizing aspirin, which Trump takes arsenic portion of a "standard cardiovascular prevention regimen."
"The president remains successful fantabulous health, which I deliberation each of you witnesser connected a regular ground here," she said.
White House doc Sean Barbabella wrote successful an April memo that Trump "remains successful fantabulous carnal health" and is "fully fit" to execute the duties of the presidency.
Read Thursday's afloat memo from Barbabella below.
President Donald Trump's wellness presumption update.
Courtesy: The White House
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