Dr. Mehmet Oz, the head of the federal Medicare agency, said that President Donald Trump’s health examinations are “spectacular.”
When asked about why Trump has undergone multiple publicly disclosed health screenings since returning to the White House, Oz said, “I think because he likes the results.”
“He does really well,” Oz said. “He aces the tests every single day, and I do actually believe that he is curious to make sure everything is going in the right direction.”
Oz delivered the response during a June 2 White House press briefing, stepping in for White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who is on maternity leave.
“He’s a very meticulous person in so many ways that are often underappreciated,” Oz said. “But for him to want to know all the numbers and keep on top of him, it’s the same reason he calls people at you know, odd hours because something’s on his mind. He wants to deal with it.”
Oz signaled that he believes Trump, who will turn 80 this month, is in good health. “If you look at these records, they’re spectacular,” he stated, adding that “his cholesterol, his blood pressure, all the numbers are in excellent parameters.”
“That amount of energy and that amount of mental acuity does not exist in a vacuum; you have to have a vessel to carry it, and the president has unique abilities just to keep going at all hours of the day with remarkable strength,” Oz said.
Trump’s health made headlines last month when he announced on Truth Social that he had a physical examination at the Walter Reed Military Medical Center that he said went well.
“Just finished my 6 month physical at Walter Reed Military Medical Center. Everything checked out PERFECTLY. Thank you to the great Doctors and Staff! Heading back to the White House,” he wrote on May 29.
The White House released a three-page memo late on Friday from Trump’s physician, Sean Barbabella, that noted “slight lower leg swelling” and “benign” hand bruising but described the president’s overall health as “excellent.”
Earlier this year, Trump told the Wall Street Journal that he takes a high dose of aspirin daily because he is “superstitious.” His doctors suggested he take a lower dose of aspirin after his physician said that he takes 325 milligrams per day, which is higher than the once-recommended dosage of 81 milligrams per day.
“They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart,” Trump told the outlet in January. “I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense?”
While Leavitt is on leave, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have taken turns at performing the press secretary’s duties.
Vance, Rubio, and Bessent each fielded questions about the war in Iran and other topics. Oz, a prominent TV physician, stuck mostly to healthcare and announced that dozens of new medications are being added to TrumpRx, the government’s discounted-drug website.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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