Trump Says He Has ‘No Idea’ What Part of the Body His MRI Scanned, but He’s Sure ‘It Wasn’t the Brain’

Donald Trump says he has “no idea” what part of his body was scanned during a recent MRI — but is confident “it wasn’t the brain.”

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Nov. 30, as he flew back to Washington, D.C., from Florida, the 79-year-old president was pressed about the results of his most recent MRI, which Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had publicly dared him to release after Trump directed an insult at him.

Trump said he’d be happy to make the “perfect” results of his last known physical exam public, referring to testing he reportedly underwent during an Oct. 10 visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

“If you want to have it released, I’ll release it,” he said on Air Force One, according to a clip shared by the White House.

When CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang asked which part of his body was scanned, Trump replied, “I have no idea… it wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and I aced it.”

Continuing his pattern of belittling women in the White House Correspondents’ Association, where Jiang serves as president, Trump added, “I got a perfect mark, which you would be incapable of doing.”

Trump also took aim at Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, calling him “incompetent” after a reporter brought up the governor’s recent comments. Walz had responded after Trump posted a late-night Thanksgiving message on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, Nov. 27.

In that post, Trump sarcastically criticized “patriots” for being “just plain STUPID” on immigration and singled out the Somali community in Minnesota, using an offensive slur for people with intellectual disabilities to describe the Democratic governor.

“The seriously retarded Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, does nothing, either through fear, incompetence, or both,” Trump wrote.

White House physician Dr. Sean Barbabella previously released a summary of Trump’s Oct. 10 physical exam, saying the president underwent lab testing, advanced imaging and “preventive health assessments” as part of his ongoing health maintenance plan.

Barbabella said the testing was conducted to “ensure optimal cardiovascular health and continued wellness.” While he did not specify which scans or “preventive assessments” were performed, he described Trump’s lab results as “exceptional” and said the president’s cardiac age is “approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age.”

According to the Heart Foundation, cardiac age is a measure that compares a person’s cardiovascular health and heart attack risk to what would be expected at their actual age.

Trump appeared to confirm that MRI imaging was part of his evaluation when he spoke with reporters on Air Force One on Oct. 27.

“I got an MRI,” he said at the time, adding, “It was perfect.”

The White House has not disclosed how extensive the body scans were or why the tests were conducted outside the usual schedule for Trump’s annual physical, which takes place in April.

In addition to the October tests and imaging, Trump also received updated influenza and COVID-19 vaccines, according to Barbabella’s letter.

“President Donald J. Trump remains in exceptional health, exhibiting strong cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, and physical performance,” the physician wrote in the summary.

He added that Trump “continues to maintain a demanding daily schedule without restriction.”

In July, a separate medical visit led to Trump being diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a condition that “causes blood to pool in your leg veins, leading to high pressure in those veins,” according to the Cleveland Clinic.

Presidential physicals have long drawn public attention. Since the practice became routine under President Richard Nixon, White House physicians have typically released written health reports to promote transparency and reinforce confidence in the president’s ability to serve. In recent years, those updates have become more politicized as questions about age and fitness have taken center stage.

Trump, the oldest person ever elected president, completed his annual physical in April. Following that evaluation, his new White House physician concluded that he was “fully fit” for office, writing that “President Trump remains in excellent health, exhibiting robust cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and general physical function.”