President Donald Trump’s health has been under growing public scrutiny, particularly after he was seen with bruising on his hands and swelling in his legs.
The claim is false. There is no evidence that Trump has been admitted to Walter Reed . The bruising on Trump’s hands was described as “minor soft tissue irritation related to frequent handshaking. Dr. Jonathan Reiner, a professor of medicine and surgery at George Washington University and a former physician to Vice President Dick Cheney, recently questioned the level of detail provided by the White House.
One of the posts included an AI-generated video appearing to show two bodyguards carrying the 80-year-old president near the hospital. The examination included heart imaging, a CT scan, cancer screenings and other preventive assessments carried out with the help of 22 specialists. Trump also scored 30 out of 30 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, according to the report. Trump was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency in 2025, a condition in which blood can pool in the legs and cause swelling.
Barbabella said Trump had “slight lower leg swelling,” but noted that it had improved from the previous year. Barbabella also said aspirin use could contribute to the bruising and described it as a common and benign effect of aspirin therapy.
