Medical voices pushed back. Dr. Vin Gupta posted on X that "The White House medical team didn't know [Trump] got a CT scan. They claimed it was a MRI for weeks," and added that officials are avoiding acknowledgment of a possible pre-cancerous skin condition. Dr. Jonathan Reiner also questioned whether Barbabella penned the statement, citing its odd wording.
Press aides have defended recent medical summaries, with claims that cardiovascular and abdominal imaging were normal. Trump has pushed back on any doubts about his health, telling NBC’s Tom Llamas, "I feel like I did 50 years ago" and he feels "great, physically and mentally." Online commenters and political rivals continued to debate his fitness after recent public appearances.