{"id":35940,"date":"2025-12-19T00:40:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T00:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=35940"},"modified":"2025-12-19T00:40:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T00:40:37","slug":"donald-trump-says-white-house-doctor-told-him-hes-healthier-than-barack-obama-by-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=35940","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Says White House Doctor Told Him He&#8217;s Healthier Than Barack Obama &#8216;by Far&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-subheading text-utility-300\">Trump claimed former White House physician, Ronny Jackson, said that he &#8220;was by far the healthiest&#8221; out of him, Obama and former President Joe Biden<\/p><div class=\"nipqm69d77af25a6a8\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.nipqm69d77af25a6a8 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.nipqm69d77af25a6a8 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.nipqm69d77af25a6a8 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.nipqm69d77af25a6a8 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.nipqm69d77af25a6a8 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<div id=\"mntl-article-meta-dynamic_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-article-meta-dynamic mntl-article-meta mntl-block pre-content\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div id=\"bylines_1-0\" class=\"comp bylines people-bylines mntl-bylines text-utility-200\">\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0said he&#8217;s been told by a former White House physician that he&#8217;s the &#8220;healthiest&#8221; when it comes to himself and former President\u00a0Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Speaking at a\u00a0Hanukkah reception at the White House\u00a0on Tuesday, Dec. 16, Trump, 79, started his speech by condemning the\u00a0mass shooting in Bondi Beach\u00a0in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, Dec. 14, that killed 15 people and injured multiple others.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">He then moved on to introduce those in attendance at the reception, saying when he got to Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson, \u201cHe was my White House doctor. Ronny was asked, &#8216;Who\u2019s the healthiest of all? Was it Barack Hussein Obama? Was it Sleepy\u00a0Joe Biden? Or was it Donald Trump?&#8217; And he said &#8216;Trump was by far the healthiest.&#8217; &#8220;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block collapsed\">\n<div id=\"mm-ads-native-fluid_1-0\" class=\"comp mm-ads-native-fluid mm-ads-native \" data-right-rail-index=\"2\">\n<div id=\"mm-ads-native__adunit_1-0\" class=\"comp mm-ads-native__adunit mm-ads-gpt-dynamic-adunit mm-ads-gpt-adunit scads-to-load gpt native dynamic js-immediate-ad js-immediate-ad-loaded\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-portrait figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_1-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/zo5W5iVUVgEh1oiytHr2HlnUPuM=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(861x0:863x2):format(webp)\/Donald-Trump-shakes-hands-with-White-House-Physician-Dr-Ronny-Jackson-121725-9bd3993918854709b50986840b1b170f.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/zo5W5iVUVgEh1oiytHr2HlnUPuM=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(861x0:863x2):format(webp)\/Donald-Trump-shakes-hands-with-White-House-Physician-Dr-Ronny-Jackson-121725-9bd3993918854709b50986840b1b170f.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Donald Trump shakes hands with White House Physician Rear Admiral Dr. Ronny Jackson, following his annual physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center\" width=\"1724\" height=\"2000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/zo5W5iVUVgEh1oiytHr2HlnUPuM=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(861x0:863x2):format(webp)\/Donald-Trump-shakes-hands-with-White-House-Physician-Dr-Ronny-Jackson-121725-9bd3993918854709b50986840b1b170f.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/zo5W5iVUVgEh1oiytHr2HlnUPuM=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(861x0:863x2):format(webp)\/Donald-Trump-shakes-hands-with-White-House-Physician-Dr-Ronny-Jackson-121725-9bd3993918854709b50986840b1b170f.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Jackson is a retired naval officer who served as the president&#8217;s physician during part of Trump&#8217;s first term and the second Obama administration, which began in January 2013. Trump&#8217;s first term as president ran from Jan. 20, 2017 to Jan. 20, 2021.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">During Trump&#8217;s speech on Tuesday, the president claimed that Jackson was the doctor for &#8220;all three of us,&#8221; including Biden, 83. Though Biden was vice president when Jackson served as Obama&#8217;s White House doctor, he had a different physician during his own presidency. Jackson, meanwhile, pivoted careers after leaving the White House Medical Unit and has served as the Republican congressman for Texas&#8217; 13th Congressional District\u00a0since 2021.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Trump insisted Jackson had said that he &#8220;was by far the healthiest, I love him,\u201d adding, \u201cIf he didn\u2019t say that I would never have talked to him again \u2026 Ronny Jackson, what a great legend.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Reps for Obama, 64, and Jackson, 58, did not immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE for comment.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-portrait figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_2-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/pW3K7Gz5uI06DzXPoWfrDDEw8VY=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(757x0:759x2):format(webp)\/Barack-Obama-walks-with-his-physician-Dr-Ronny-Jackson-to-Marine-One-121725-9ca45c0c8b3b4f369e0031f7b2abe337.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/pW3K7Gz5uI06DzXPoWfrDDEw8VY=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(757x0:759x2):format(webp)\/Barack-Obama-walks-with-his-physician-Dr-Ronny-Jackson-to-Marine-One-121725-9ca45c0c8b3b4f369e0031f7b2abe337.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Barack Obama (C) walks with his physician Dr. Ronny Jackson (2nd R) to Marine One after visiting with troops at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center\" width=\"1516\" height=\"2000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/pW3K7Gz5uI06DzXPoWfrDDEw8VY=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(757x0:759x2):format(webp)\/Barack-Obama-walks-with-his-physician-Dr-Ronny-Jackson-to-Marine-One-121725-9ca45c0c8b3b4f369e0031f7b2abe337.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/pW3K7Gz5uI06DzXPoWfrDDEw8VY=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(757x0:759x2):format(webp)\/Barack-Obama-walks-with-his-physician-Dr-Ronny-Jackson-to-Marine-One-121725-9ca45c0c8b3b4f369e0031f7b2abe337.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Jackson \u2014 who also held a lesser role in the White House Medical Unit during President\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/george-w-bush\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">George W. Bush<\/a>&#8216;s administration \u2014 has been involved in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/politics\/former-top-white-house-doctor-engaged-in-inappropriate-conduct-report-finds\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">series of scandals<\/a>\u00a0through the years, including reportedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/ronny-jackson-demoted-navy-captain-white-house-misconduct-8606376\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\">being demoted by the Navy in 2022<\/a>\u00a0for misconduct during his White House tenure, per a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2024\/03\/07\/ronny-jackson-demotion-white-house-medical-unit-navy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\"><em>Washington Post<\/em><\/a>\u00a0report published in March 2024. In September of this year, the politician then shared a June letter from Navy Secretary John C. Phelan\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RonnyJacksonTX\/status\/1963331659614347547\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"5\">on X<\/a>, informing him of the reinstatement.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">This isn&#8217;t the first time the former White House physician, a MAGA loyalist, has commented on Trump&#8217;s health. In an August statement to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/trump-79-uses-hanukkah-celebration-to-reassure-maga-about-his-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>Daily Beast<\/em><\/a>\u00a0shared via the White House, Jackson said, \u201cAs President Trump\u2019s former personal physician, former Physician to the President, and White House physician for 14 years across three administrations, I can tell you unequivocally: President Donald J. Trump is the healthiest president this nation has ever seen,\u201d without mentioning other presidents by name.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Trump previously commented on Jackson saying he was &#8220;the healthiest of them all&#8221; at a Mar-a-Lago gala on Nov. 14, 2024, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/did-white-house-doctor-say-trump-was-healthier-barack-obama-mar-lago-ronny-jackson-1986521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>Newsweek<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;They [the press] asked the doctor, he was up in the podium, &#8216;Who&#8217;s the healthiest?&#8217; because he was the doctor for Barack Hussein Obama, Donald Trump, and he was a doctor for Bush also,&#8221; Trump said at the time, per the outlet. &#8220;They said, &#8216;Who&#8217;s the healthiest of them all?&#8217; He said, &#8216;Without question, it&#8217;s Donald Trump.&#8217; &#8220;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Earlier this month, White House press secretary\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/karoline-leavitt-11712092\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a>\u00a0read a memo from current White House physician Sean Barbabella,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/donald-trump-mri-results-released-by-doctor-11859756\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">sharing information about two MRI tests Trump underwent<\/a>\u00a0at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in October amid ongoing questions about the president&#8217;s health.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_32-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_3-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/hgRVKiALWC4pTj9dGeWJtXv4tqE=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/Donald-Trump-during-a-Hanukkah-reception-in-the-East-Room-of-the-White-House-121725-d82255a4bfa542b2a3f23bcba788ee76.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/hgRVKiALWC4pTj9dGeWJtXv4tqE=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/Donald-Trump-during-a-Hanukkah-reception-in-the-East-Room-of-the-White-House-121725-d82255a4bfa542b2a3f23bcba788ee76.jpg 4000w\" alt=\" Donald Trump during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/hgRVKiALWC4pTj9dGeWJtXv4tqE=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/Donald-Trump-during-a-Hanukkah-reception-in-the-East-Room-of-the-White-House-121725-d82255a4bfa542b2a3f23bcba788ee76.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/hgRVKiALWC4pTj9dGeWJtXv4tqE=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/Donald-Trump-during-a-Hanukkah-reception-in-the-East-Room-of-the-White-House-121725-d82255a4bfa542b2a3f23bcba788ee76.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_34-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_35-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Trump received both abdominal and cardiovascular scans during the visit, and, according to Barbabella, the results of both tests were &#8220;perfectly normal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_36-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_37-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The physician said Trump received the MRIs as part of his &#8220;comprehensive physical exam,&#8221; noting that men in the 79-year-old president&#8217;s age group &#8220;benefit from a thorough evaluation of cardiovascular and abdominal health,&#8221; adding that &#8220;he remains in excellent overall health.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_38-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_39-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In July, Trump was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/donald-trump-leg-swelling-diagnosis-11774525\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency<\/a>, a condition that &#8220;causes blood to pool in your leg veins, leading to high pressure in those veins,&#8221; according to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/16872-chronic-venous-insufficiency-cvi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Cleveland Clinic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_40-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_41-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">He is currently the oldest person to be elected president in the United States, and is on track to surpass President Joe Biden as the oldest sitting president before his term ends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump claimed former White House physician, Ronny Jackson, said that he &#8220;was by far the healthiest&#8221; 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