Donald Trump said he plans to release the “very, very specific” results of his physical examination soon, one day after the Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton had collapsed in the arms of her staff as she was being moved away from a 9/11 memorial ceremony, in what was revealed to be the result of a case of pneumonia.
Trump told Fox News on Monday: “This last week I took a physical and I’ll be releasing when the numbers come in.”
To date, the only medical report the Trump campaigned has released was a one-page letter from the candidate’s gastroenterologist, Dr. Jacob Bornstein, who wrote, among other things, that Trump’s recent “complete medical examination” showed “only positive results,” which is pretty scary, considering that “only positive results” usually means a very worrisome outcome in medical jargon. Dr. Bornstein also suggested that “if elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.”
Hillary Clinton released a much longer nedical report last year, written by Dr. Lisa R. Bardack, chairman of internal medicine at the Mount Kisco Medical Group, the same physician who on Sunday released a statement saying that “on Friday, during follow up evaluation of her prolonged cough, she was diagnosed with pneumonia. She was put on antibiotics, and advised to rest and modify her schedule.”
Dr. Bardack added that “while at this morning’s event,” Clinton “became overheated and dehydrated. I have just examined her and she is now re-hydrated and recovering nicely.”
In December 2012, Clinton fainted and suffered a concussion, from a stomach virus and dehydration, resulting in a clot and double vision, during the Congressional hearings on the Benghazi attack. A 2013 follow-up exam showed Clinton was no longer suffering from the concussion and tested negative for all blood clotting disorders, according to Dr. Bardack.
“She is in excellent physical condition and fit to serve as President of the United States,” wrote Dr. Bardack. For now, though, Clinton cancelled a campaign trip to California because of her diagnosis of pneumonia, a campaign official said on Sunday.
Hillary Clinton is 68 and Donald Trump is 70. Should Trump win, he would be the oldest president ever elected. Should Clinton win she would be the second oldest, after Ronald Reagan who was inaugurated at age 69.