--- title: Read the Full Summary of Donald Trump's Physical description: White House doctor Ronny Jackson gave a summary of President Donald Trump's physical exam. Here's what he said about Trump's health canonical: https://time.com/5105096/donald-trump-physical-exam-transcript/ author: Jamie Ducharme article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-17T03:35:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T18:53:36.427Z article:section: Politics og:title: Read the Full Summary of Donald Trump's Physical Exam og:description: He's in "excellent" health, according to the White House doctor og:url: https://time.com/5105096/donald-trump-physical-exam-transcript/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6a5fc48360f4888a/6988f86597cdff73d96b3f3c/ronny-jackson.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: US-POLITICS-TRUMP og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read the Full Summary of Donald Trump's Physical Exam twitter:description: He's in "excellent" health, according to the White House doctor twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6a5fc48360f4888a/6988f86597cdff73d96b3f3c/ronny-jackson.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The White House Doctor Called President Trump's Health 'Excellent.' Here's the Full Summary of His Physical Exam  by [Jamie Ducharme](https://time.com/author/jamie-ducharme/)  ## Jamie Ducharme Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Jan 17, 2018 3:35 AM UTC  White House physician Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson speaks at the White House press briefing on Jan. 16, 2018. White House physician Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson speaks at the White House press briefing on Jan. 16, 2018.Nicholas Kamm—AFP/Getty Images  by [Jamie Ducharme](https://time.com/author/jamie-ducharme/)  ## Jamie Ducharme Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Jan 17, 2018 3:35 AM UTC After weeks of [speculation over the state of President Donald Trump’s mental and physical fitness](http://time.com/5096271/donald-trump-physical-exam-concerns/), White House physician Ronny Jackson on Tuesday [declared the President’s health “excellent.”](http://time.com/5104183/donald-trump-health-ronny-jackson/) Jackson discussed in detail the [results of Trump’s medical exam](https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Summary-of-Physical-Exam-for-President-Trump-12-Jan-2018.pdf) during a press briefing at the White House, and said that, though he recommended changes [to the president’s diet](http://time.com/5061146/donald-trump-diet-coke/) and exercise regimen, Trump will likely be in good health for the rest of his term, as well as a possible second term. Trump’s physical exam included cognitive testing, which is unusual for sitting presidents. Jackson had not originally planned to conduct the test, he said, but administered the [Montreal Cognitive Assessment](http://www.mocatest.org/) at Trump’s request. The president performed “exceedingly well,” Jackson said, and showed no signs of cognitive decline. Read Jackson’s full remarks below. --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5105096/donald-trump-physical-exam-transcript/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5105096/donald-trump-physical-exam-transcript/"},"headline":"The White House Doctor Called President Trump's Health 'Excellent.' 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