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BumRushDaShow

(163,449 posts)
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 05:05 AM Oct 27

Trump Says He Received 'Perfect' MRI During Walter Reed Visit

Source: msn/Bloomberg

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(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump said he got a MRI during his October visit to Walter Reed Medical Center, without sharing more details on what prompted the imaging test. “I got an MRI; it was perfect,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One Monday. “I gave you the full results.”

A one-page summary memo released by the White House earlier this month pronounced Trump in “excellent overall health” and noted his visit included “advanced imaging, laboratory testing and preventative health assessments.” However, the report from Trump’s physician, Sean Barbabella, did not detail what prompted the imaging studies. Neither did Trump.

Asked what doctors were looking for on Monday, Trump said only: “You could ask the doctors.” But, he added, “I think they gave you a very conclusive — nobody has ever given you reports like I gave you.”

Trump, 79, has been spotted with swollen ankles and a persistent bruise on his right hand, which at times appears to have been covered with makeup.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/trump-says-he-received-perfect-mri-during-walter-reed-visit/ar-AA1PfLCJ

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Trump Says He Received 'Perfect' MRI During Walter Reed Visit (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Oct 27 OP
The MRI must have been abnormal or he wouldn't be lying like this. Irish_Dem Oct 27 #1
Imagine that... Hugin Oct 27 #6
We don't even need an MRI to tell us this guy is crazy and now has dementia on top of that. Irish_Dem Oct 27 #16
Or an MRE. He wanted fries in his MRE. Wonder Why Oct 27 #44
Uh huh... Sure... hlthe2b Oct 27 #2
Why is everything perfect NJCher Oct 27 #3
Low self esteem BOSSHOG Oct 27 #8
What kind of message does it send, when he wears a hat that says, "Trump was right about everything". Omnipresent Oct 27 #34
Perfect, best ever, never before in the history, yada, yada, yada........bunch of BS. Katinfl Oct 27 #19
Sometimes I wonder who he's trying to convince PatSeg Oct 27 #29
Does Alzheimer's show up on an MRI? tetedur Oct 27 #4
Looking for brain tumour? Looking for a brain. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 27 #9
Yes Metaphorical Oct 27 #53
Prove It bmichaelh Oct 27 #5
Exactly! If only a reporter had the balls/ovaries to issue this challenge at a "press conference".... TheRickles Oct 27 #10
Getting an MRI is not part of a normal wellness checkup neohippie Oct 27 #7
Exactly. There is no such thing as a screening MRI. TomSlick Oct 27 #48
the MRI was perfect the results were not LOL Javaman Oct 27 #11
Per The Mayo Clinic. What are MRI's used for - bolding added for categorization ms liberty Oct 27 #12
How did he stay still and shut up? Really twodogsbarking Oct 27 #13
And no one asks the question of why his doctors thought he needed an MRI. Ray Bruns Oct 27 #14
Why were they taking an MRI? MissouriDem47 Oct 27 #15
They did see a small dot in his skull where a brain should be. sinkingfeeling Oct 27 #17
Bet it was a cardiac MRI. NT Happy Hoosier Oct 27 #18
That's what I was thinking too. Native Oct 27 #21
Me, too Deminpenn Oct 27 #27
Since he's now on 2 cholesterol meds, his cholesterol level must've been sky high wishstar Oct 27 #41
Rosuvostatin can be brutal Metaphorical Oct 27 #55
I get annual physicals Farmer-Rick Oct 27 #20
Good point PatSeg Oct 27 #32
I had a brain scan (I'm 86) and it showed just the start of Alzheimer's but I'm doing OK, just forgetful about a few CTyankee Oct 27 #22
Unfortunately, he lived to lie about it Marthe48 Oct 27 #23
After the test revealed E. Normus Oct 27 #24
MRI? chelsea0011 Oct 27 #25
Will our illustrious media ask him to release the MRI report? Don't hold your breath. lostincalifornia Oct 27 #26
How many Republican heads do you think they found in his large intestine? Pretty much all of them? nt Ol Janx Spirit Oct 27 #28
His CVI was miraculously cured Diraven Oct 27 #30
No matter what the result, the report would be the same. AnnaLee Oct 27 #31
He's dying. Turbineguy Oct 27 #33
Not fast enough. travelingthrulife Oct 27 #36
Snort! electric_blue68 Oct 27 #51
Why would he get an MRI during a "routine" physical? Ocelot II Oct 27 #35
trump lies a lot. republianmushroom Oct 27 #37
An MRI is an image scan and not a diagnosis. cstanleytech Oct 27 #38
After learning about the brain from Iain McGilChrist, I suspect that *Rump's right hemisphere function is kaput. ariadne0614 Oct 27 #39
Did his brain atrophy? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 27 #40
Lol. It was a perfect image of brain rot. ananda Oct 27 #42
Now, now... I'm sure he's being transparent and honest JoseBalow Oct 27 #43
At his age, I doubt there is any such thing as a perfect MRI. Trust_Reality Oct 27 #45
Dr. Dr. Gimmeee the news damifino10 Oct 27 #46
So it was perfect enough to determine your problems. I'll buy that. Science ya know. twodogsbarking Oct 27 #47
They examined his brain. Rhiagel Oct 27 #49
Ohhh, Just STFU, you LYING Dolt! electric_blue68 Oct 27 #50
As if they are scored like school exams!!! elleng Oct 27 #52
I got an A+ on my last MRI. greatauntoftriplets Oct 27 #54
I think I received a passing grade with my MRI Brother Buzz Oct 27 #57
Awwwwww. greatauntoftriplets Oct 27 #58
Whatever it is mountain grammy Oct 27 #56
Jackass doesn't know what an MRI is. Historic NY Oct 27 #59
There is no such thing as a perfect MRI LetMyPeopleVote Oct 27 #60

Irish_Dem

(78,004 posts)
1. The MRI must have been abnormal or he wouldn't be lying like this.
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 05:08 AM
Oct 27

And make a big announcement about it.

Hugin

(37,145 posts)
6. Imagine that...
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 06:28 AM
Oct 27

MRIs are the gold standard for diagnosing many forms of dementia.*






* Enlarged to show texture.

(With Trump, who knows if it was even an MRI. It could have been a CAT scan or even a PET scan.)

Irish_Dem

(78,004 posts)
16. We don't even need an MRI to tell us this guy is crazy and now has dementia on top of that.
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 07:27 AM
Oct 27

hlthe2b

(112,158 posts)
2. Uh huh... Sure...
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 05:09 AM
Oct 27

If anyone said "perfect," they were only referring to the imaging quality... Certainly NOT the findings. (Not believing it for a minute, even if they were ruling out only something extremely specific)...

NJCher

(42,009 posts)
3. Why is everything perfect
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 05:50 AM
Oct 27

With this guy?

If he’s so perfect, why isn’t he an ascended master on the order of Buddha et al?

BOSSHOG

(44,167 posts)
8. Low self esteem
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 06:44 AM
Oct 27

He urges others to love him and cheer on what he considers accomplishments. For decades.

Omnipresent

(7,260 posts)
34. What kind of message does it send, when he wears a hat that says, "Trump was right about everything".
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 09:39 AM
Oct 27

I’ve heard of people wearing their hearts on their sleeves but, he wears his insecurities on his hat!

PatSeg

(51,510 posts)
29. Sometimes I wonder who he's trying to convince
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 09:24 AM
Oct 27

The public or himself.

Or maybe he has a different definition of "perfect" than we do.

tetedur

(1,387 posts)
4. Does Alzheimer's show up on an MRI?
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 05:59 AM
Oct 27

Are they looking for a brain tumor to explain his insanity?

Metaphorical

(2,564 posts)
53. Yes
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 08:26 PM
Oct 27

Alzheimers clearly shows up in MRIs as a build-up of plaque and a smoothness of brain tissue (amyloids). I think the question is why they did an MRI in the first case - you don't usually order MRIs unless there's a question about brain damage due to strokes, haemorrhaging or something like Alzheimer's.

I also have to wonder, if you were a physician and you diagnosed 3rd to 4th stage dementia, whether you would tell Trump the truth or not?

TheRickles

(3,075 posts)
10. Exactly! If only a reporter had the balls/ovaries to issue this challenge at a "press conference"....
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 06:49 AM
Oct 27

neohippie

(1,251 posts)
7. Getting an MRI is not part of a normal wellness checkup
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 06:29 AM
Oct 27

I am over sixty and I never have had to get an MRI, that is typically when doctors are looking for more information to find an explanation for something that they might not see with just normal lab testing.

Just having to get an MRI means that something is not "perfect" about Trump and his health

TomSlick

(12,815 posts)
48. Exactly. There is no such thing as a screening MRI.
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 06:48 PM
Oct 27

The ordering physician was looking for an explanation for some condition or symptom.

ms liberty

(10,808 posts)
12. Per The Mayo Clinic. What are MRI's used for - bolding added for categorization
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 07:13 AM
Oct 27
MRI of the brain and spinal cord
MRI is the most frequently used imaging test of the brain and spinal cord. It's often performed to help diagnose:
Aneurysms of cerebral vessels.
Conditions of the eye and inner ear.
Multiple sclerosis.
Spinal cord conditions.
Stroke.
Tumors.
Brain injury from trauma.
A special type of MRI is the functional MRI of the brain, also known as fMRI. It produces images of blood flow to certain areas of the brain. Functional MRI can be used to examine the brain's anatomy and show which parts of the brain are handling critical functions, language and movements. This information can help guide decisions when considering someone for brain surgery.
Functional MRI also can check for damage from a head injury or from conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.
MRI of the heart and blood vessels
MRI that focuses on the heart or blood vessels can check:
Size and function of the heart's chambers.
Thickness and movement of the walls of the heart.
Extent of damage caused by heart attacks or heart disease.
Structural problems in the aorta, such as aneurysms or dissections.
Inflammation or blockages in the blood vessels.
MRI of other internal organs
MRI can check for tumors or other irregularities in many organs in the body, including the following:
Liver and bile ducts.
Kidneys.
Spleen.
Pancreas.
Uterus.
Ovaries.
Prostate.
MRI of bones and joints
MRI can help look for:
Joint issues caused by traumatic or repetitive injuries, such as torn cartilage or ligaments.
Disk problems in the spine.
Bone infections.
Tumors of the bones and soft tissues.

Editing to add my comment: I think his was definitely the first or second category!

MissouriDem47

(330 posts)
15. Why were they taking an MRI?
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 07:25 AM
Oct 27

What problems was he having that caused them to take an MRI? There has to be a reason, what is it?

Deminpenn

(17,182 posts)
27. Me, too
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 09:17 AM
Oct 27

The docs must be concerned with the edema in his lower legs. That's usually a telltale sign of heart disease. My bet is he has congestive heart failure.

What would be interesting to know is if he's taking any meds other than what's publically known.

wishstar

(5,793 posts)
41. Since he's now on 2 cholesterol meds, his cholesterol level must've been sky high
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 01:17 PM
Oct 27

Last public update earlier this year stated he was not on high blood pressure med, but is now taking both rosuvastatin and Zetia (ezetimibe) for cholesterol along with his usual daily aspirin.

Metaphorical

(2,564 posts)
55. Rosuvostatin can be brutal
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 08:37 PM
Oct 27

I have CHF, have had three heart attacks and take Rosuvastatin as much as it leaves me feeling like crap. I also take Brilinta, which is a blood thinner (very expensive blood thinner) and beta blockers (oh, and Lasix, which drains fluid to help manage the edema and forces you to never stray far from a bathroom).

I have trouble getting out of bed many days because of the regime, and am fifteen years younger than Trump.

Another point to consider - most of the time, physicians don't use an MRI for cardiac imaging. It's usually much more efficacious to use ultrasound with special metallic dyes that are injected into the blood stream, as it gives you a much better idea about blood flows, and its easier to use. MRIs are still superior for brain scans, especially if what you're looking for is soft tissue imaging (the ultrasound doesn't show structural elements, only blood flows).

Farmer-Rick

(12,301 posts)
20. I get annual physicals
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 08:06 AM
Oct 27

And I don't get routine MRIs.

I got an MRI when I fell and sprained my leg...I sprained the entire leg. Took a month to recover. On week 2 they took an MRI to ensure I hadn't pulled tendons and soft tissue attachments off. (All is fine now.)

But I think it was only my 2nd MRI in my life. So routine physicals don't require MRIs.

But hell we all know pedo Trump is looney-tunes. And he has congestive heart failure. OK you may not know about the heart issues but my spouse had it and the pedo is exhibiting all the symptoms.

But MRIs are frequently used for those 2 issues. Also they can find out if he had a stroke. Which would explain the one sided droop on his face.

I think his body is slowly collapsing. His brain is broken and it seems so is his heart. But he has the most expert and expensive doctors in the world so they could keep him alive for quite awhile. If this were the 1950s, he'd be dead by now.

CTyankee

(67,602 posts)
22. I had a brain scan (I'm 86) and it showed just the start of Alzheimer's but I'm doing OK, just forgetful about a few
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 08:19 AM
Oct 27

things. I blame the Alzheimer's on Trump. He caused it as much as anything else, so why not name names?

My story and I'm sticking to it...

chelsea0011

(10,189 posts)
25. MRI?
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 09:08 AM
Oct 27

As someone who has had to have many MRI’s it is not given routinely. It is only authorized to look for some specific issue. And almost everyone 79 will not have a “perfect “ MRI. More likely he had a scheduled imaging and lied about it as another wellness test for the second one in a year.

Ol Janx Spirit

(497 posts)
28. How many Republican heads do you think they found in his large intestine? Pretty much all of them? nt
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 09:17 AM
Oct 27

Diraven

(1,744 posts)
30. His CVI was miraculously cured
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 09:29 AM
Oct 27

That's how we know the whole report is BS. They previously admitted that he has chronic venous insufficiency, but his latest medical report makes no mention of it at all. It's not a condition that is curable.

AnnaLee

(1,333 posts)
31. No matter what the result, the report would be the same.
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 09:30 AM
Oct 27

Since the doctors at Walter Reed tend to be civil servant MDs or military MDs, they would probably hesitate to contradict anything the President said about results. People who make him mad get hefty retaliation, not just job loss but litigation targeting their family and savings.

Ocelot II

(128,338 posts)
35. Why would he get an MRI during a "routine" physical?
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 09:52 AM
Oct 27

There's nothing routine about an MRI. You don't get one unless they're looking for something that's causing concerning symptoms. I don't remember hearing that previous presidents ever got MRIs during their regular exams.

Something is definitely wrong with him; I do hope it's nothing minor.

ariadne0614

(2,077 posts)
39. After learning about the brain from Iain McGilChrist, I suspect that *Rump's right hemisphere function is kaput.
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 10:48 AM
Oct 27

IMHO, the orange monster is a glaring specimen of a complete left hemisphere takeover.
Sources:
https://channelmcgilchrist.com/master-and-his-emissary/
https://channelmcgilchrist.com/matter-with-things/

Trust_Reality

(2,255 posts)
45. At his age, I doubt there is any such thing as a perfect MRI.
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 05:08 PM
Oct 27

Or, maybe it discovered that his skull is perfectly empty.

electric_blue68

(24,964 posts)
50. Ohhh, Just STFU, you LYING Dolt!
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 08:13 PM
Oct 27
Arrrgggggg!!!

This (amongst other djt news) is why I take mental health days off from especially Trump & Repuglican news!
😑 🤪 😬😬😬

Brother Buzz

(39,309 posts)
57. I think I received a passing grade with my MRI
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 08:51 PM
Oct 27

I believe the word the egghead reading my results used was ‘Unremarkable’.

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