- Donald Trump has admitted that he takes more aspirin than doctors recommend.
- The President underwent a CT scan to rule out cardiovascular problems.
- Trump refused to wear compression socks despite vein problems.
- The president finds exercise boring and prefers other activities.
American president Donald Trump in an interview about his health, he said he takes more aspirin than doctors recommend, uses makeup to cover bruises on his hands, and doesn’t exercise regularly because he finds it boring. TASR informs about it according to the BBC station.
Trump also told The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that he had a CT scan in October. At the time, he incorrectly told reporters that he was undergoing an MRI scan. Trump (79) he is the oldest sworn-in president in US history, and the signs of his age are showing, the BBC noted. Sometimes he seemed to fall asleep during the meetings and not hear the questions.
According to the WSJ, in an interview published Thursday, he expressed irritation at the public debate about his health, which he described as “perfect.” Trump approximated that he has been taking higher-than-recommended doses of aspirin for the past 25 years, although he says it makes him bruise more easily. “They say aspirin is good for thinning the blood, and I don’t want thick blood running through my heart,” he declared, saying that after so many years he did not want to change his habits. “I’m a bit superstitious.”
The president’s doctor, Sean Barbaella, told the WSJ that Trump he was undergoing a CT scan “to definitively rule out cardiovascular problems”. He added that the tests showed no anomalies, while Trump is “in exceptional health and perfectly fit to perform his duties as commander-in-chief.”
After being diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, which is common in the elderly, Trump they recommended wearing compression socks, which he refused. “I didn’t like them,” he said saying that now he gets up from the table more often and the swelling in his legs has subsided.
Nevertheless the head of the White House does not like to exercise – except for playing golf. “I just don’t like it. It’s boring,” he said. “Walking or running on a treadmill for hours on end, like some people do, is not for me.”
In addition, Trump emphasized that he does not fall asleep in public meetings, but only sometimes closes his eyes because it is “relaxing”. As for the bruises on his hands, according to his own words, he carries them with him make-up in case someone “slaps” his hand. “Easy to apply, takes about ten seconds,” he added.
