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Trump boasts of 'perfect' physical and cognitive test results
Narrative Analysis: Card Stacking
US President Donald Trump claims he has passed another presidential physical test. Posting on Truth Social, he wrote: “I just finished a perfect physical at Walter Reed. I do it every six months, and I requested another cognitive test, the only president to do so, three times,” Mr Trump said. “I aced them all. “Got every question right; few people in Washington, D.C., could do so.”
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The Independent
· Jul 11, 2026
Trump rants again about NY Times reporters’ biography after Maggie Haberman calls his health ‘a black box’
Trump also bragged about his ‘perfect physical at Walter Reed’ and how he ‘aced’ his cognitive tests
Irish Star
· Jul 8, 2026
Trump's right leg 'looks like its going to give out' as he struggles to climb Air Force One steps
There have been concerns about Donald Trump's cognitive health since he returned to the White House in 2025; however, the president's doctor has said he is in perfect health
Utusan Malaysia
· Jun 21, 2026
Seperti perlu baca 100 kertas kajian, Ryan Deedat akui PhD uji mental
PETALING JAYA: Penyanyi,Ryan Deedat menganggap cabaran menyambung pengajian ke peringkat Doktor Falsafah (PhD) sebagai satu fasa yang berat yang terpaksa dilalui oleh pelajar dalam tempoh bertahun-tahun. Ryan atau Sheikh Eamir Deedat, 34, berkata, fasa itu sangat menguji mental dan fizikalnya, malah ia jauh lebih susah daripada sekadar belajar biasa. “Melanjutkan pengajian PhD secara jujurnya rasa ... Read more The post Seperti perlu baca 100 kertas kajian, Ryan Deedat akui PhD uji mental appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
The Daily Beast
· Jul 11, 2026
Trump Ignites Health Concerns With Baffling Medical Rant
SAUL LOEB / Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump has sparked fresh health concerns after bragging that he “just” completed a physical exam at Walter Reed Medical Center. The 80-year-old president was golfing at the time of his post on Truth Social on Saturday, according to White House press pool reports, and there have been no reports of him undergoing another medical exam after his last one in late May. Read more at The Daily Beast.
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· Jul 8, 2026
The revived Presidential Fitness Test has doctors giving conflicting diagnoses
The revived Presidential Fitness Test has doctors giving conflicting diagnoses
Daily Mail
· Jul 4, 2026
DR ELLIE: Tired, anxious and unable to focus? These are all signs of this one common condition - and NO it's not ADHD. Don't be tricked by the hype into missing the real culprit
DR ELLIE: Tired, anxious and unable to focus? These are all signs of this one common condition - and NO it's not ADHD. Don't be tricked by the hype into missing the real culprit
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Related coverage for "Trump boasts of 'perfect' physical and cognitive test results": The Independent — Trump rants again about NY Times reporters’ biography after Maggie Haberman calls his health ‘a black box’. Irish Star — Trump's right leg 'looks like its going to give out' as he struggles to climb Air Force One steps. Utusan Malaysia — Seperti perlu baca 100 kertas kajian, Ryan Deedat akui PhD uji mental. The Daily Beast — Trump Ignites Health Concerns With Baffling Medical Rant . https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MGyWTVLzq79BbxAh4S83gQ.jpg — The revived Presidential Fitness Test has doctors giving conflicting diagnoses . Daily Mail — DR ELLIE: Tired, anxious and unable to focus? These are all signs of this one common condition - and NO it's not ADHD. Don't be tricked by the hype into missing the real culprit