First Lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, FIFA President Gianni Infantino and his wife, Leena Al Ashqar, attend the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 final football match between England’s Chelsea and France’s Paris Saint-Germain at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, Latest Jersey, July 13, 2025.
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President Donald Trump underwent a comprehensive medical exam that exposed he has a standard vein disorder but cleared him of more serious illnesses, the White House said Thursday.
The White House disclosed the 79-year-old president’s medical information in response to speculation after photos showed Trump with swollen ankles.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump noticed the swelling in recent weeks and received an intensive evaluation by the White House medical unit.
He was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, which Leavitt described as a “benign and customary condition, particularly in individuals over the age of 70.”
Chronic venous insufficiency occurs when an individual’s leg veins are damaged, restricting circulation and causing blood to pool within the legs, in line with the Cleveland Clinic.
Chronic venous insufficiency affects about 1 in 20 adults, and the chance increases with age, in line with the clinic.
Leavitt said Trump was not in any pain from the condition.
A bruise is visible on President Donald Trump’s right hand that gave the impression to be covered with makeup, as Trump waited to greet Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain as he arrived outside the West Wing of the White House, July 16, 2025.
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Leavitt also addressed bruises periodically visible on the back of Trump’s hand. She said they were brought on by irritation from “frequent handshaking,” coupled along with his aspirin regimen.
The medical exam found no evidence of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease, Leavitt said.
Trump’s blood test results were all inside “normal limits,” and an echocardiogram confirmed “normal cardiac structure and performance” with “no signs of heart failure, renal impairment or systemic illness,” she added.
Leavitt said in Thursday’s briefing that bruising like that seen on Trump’s hands is a standard side effect of recurrently using aspirin, which Trump takes as a part of a “standard cardiovascular prevention regimen.”
“The president stays in excellent health, which I feel all of you witness each day here,” she said.
White House physician Sean Barbabella wrote in an April memo that Trump “stays in excellent physical health” and is “fully fit” to perform the duties of the presidency.
Read Thursday’s full memo from Barbabella below.
President Donald Trump’s health status update.
Courtesy: The White House
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