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mahatmakanejeeves

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Thu Jun 11, 2026, 12:50 AM Yesterday

Trump sees 22 medical specialists, appearing to set new bar for presidents

Source: Washington Post

Trump sees 22 medical specialists, appearing to set new bar for presidents

Trump saw about a dozen specialists for prior checkups, per past statements. The White House has declined to identify which physicians assessed him.

June 10, 2026 at 6:34 p.m. EDT Yesterday at 6:34 p.m. EDT
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President Donald Trump departs Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland on May 26. (Alex Brandon/Ap Photo/Alex Brandon)
By Dan Diamond and Isaac Arnsdorf

For George H.W. Bush's first medical checkup as president in 1989, he was seen by five specialists, the White House said at the time. His son George W. Bush was seen by 12 in his first presidential checkup, White House officials said a dozen years later.

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The comments express skepticism and criticism regarding President Donald Trump's health and the transparency of his medical evaluations. Many commenters doubt the necessity of 22 specialists, suggesting it indicates serious health issues, both physical and mental, that are being... Show more
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By Dan Diamond
Dan Diamond is a White House reporter for The Washington Post, with a focus on policy, public health and President Trump's transformation of Washington. His email is dan.diamond@washpost.com and you can reach him on Signal at @dan_diamond.01.follow on X@ddiamond

By Isaac Arnsdorf
Isaac Arnsdorf is The Post's White House bureau chief. His reporting from the scene of the Trump assassination attempt was central to The Post's coverage that won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News. follow on Xiarnsdorf


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Trump "set a new bar for presidents" by requiring the attention of nearly two dozen doctors.

Congrats?

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President Trump had 22 medical specialists assess him as part of his latest checkup, according to a medical report recently released by the White House, who also declined to identify which physicians assessed him.

Trump sees 22 medical specialists, appearing to set new bar for presidents
Trump saw about a dozen specialists for prior check-ups, per past statements. The White House has declined to identify which specialists assessed the president.
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7:26 PM · Jun 10, 2026
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Trump "set a new bar for presidents" by requiring the attention of nearly two dozen doctors.

Congrats?

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) 2026-06-10T23:26:47.594Z


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The more doctors you have, the healthier you are, everyone knows that!
7:28 PM · Jun 10, 2026
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The more doctors you have, the healthier you are, everyone knows that!

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Trump sees 22 medical specialists, appearing to set new bar for presidents (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday OP
Kevorkian beckons. The Wizard Yesterday #1
That answer deserves more applause Orrex 20 hrs ago #11
I like presidents who don't need tens of medical specialists. RockRaven Yesterday #2
Fuck me. You're just jealous. 22 is why he is the healthiest president to ever president the White House. 3Hotdogs 20 hrs ago #10
The medical specialist I care to hear from... wyn borkins Yesterday #3
YES!!! niyad 18 hrs ago #12
Wake me when the coroner is the specialist. Buddyzbuddy 23 hrs ago #4
He's dying JoseBalow 23 hrs ago #5
Not quickly enough. niyad 18 hrs ago #13
Maybe this will be a case of Figarosmom 23 hrs ago #6
Hopefully those 22 doctors are as incompetent as the rest of the people working for Trump. SunSeeker 23 hrs ago #7
I hear that injecting bleach can help. trusty elf 22 hrs ago #8
This message was self-deleted by its author trusty elf 22 hrs ago #9
JFC. A person I know, who claims to have at least 6 rare medical niyad 18 hrs ago #14
That doesn't necessarily mean he's kept all 22. Lars39 17 hrs ago #15
That is a lot. SamuelAdams 16 hrs ago #16
He wanted a twenty-second opinion. DavidDvorkin 14 hrs ago #17
Satan is calling his cretin back to the bowels and fire OhioBack2Blue 12 hrs ago #18
Even Satan doesn't want him back. BigmanPigman 8 hrs ago #22
Each specialist should be brought up on Perjury charges for NOT TELLING TRUTH OF PRESIDENT"S POOR HEALTH ! dave99 11 hrs ago #19
This. It's the most transparent shit in the world at this point. Karasu 9 hrs ago #20
I don't care how many specialists he sees. Katinfl 9 hrs ago #21
This message was self-deleted by its author mitch96 8 hrs ago #23

3Hotdogs

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10. Fuck me. You're just jealous. 22 is why he is the healthiest president to ever president the White House.
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 06:40 AM
20 hrs ago

Buddyzbuddy

(2,972 posts)
4. Wake me when the coroner is the specialist.
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 03:08 AM
23 hrs ago

Last edited Thu Jun 11, 2026, 11:15 AM - Edit history (1)



Note: my apologies to prior posters that beat me to the original reply. I responded before reading the replies. It just means we're all thinking the same thing. Or, is it hoping?

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niyad

(134,810 posts)
14. JFC. A person I know, who claims to have at least 6 rare medical
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 08:13 AM
18 hrs ago

conditions (personally, I think she has Munchhausen Syndrome), only has 11 md's plus several alternative practitioners.

Lars39

(26,570 posts)
15. That doesn't necessarily mean he's kept all 22.
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 09:04 AM
17 hrs ago

They could be playing hot potato with him, even with a huge care team, or he’s fired quite a few because they didn’t say or do what he wanted.

SamuelAdams

(282 posts)
16. That is a lot.
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 09:59 AM
16 hrs ago

Assuming each was focused in a different specialty, many people would struggle to name 22 different specialists.

BigmanPigman

(55,711 posts)
22. Even Satan doesn't want him back.
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 06:06 PM
8 hrs ago

tRump would give Hell a bad name. He is not human, he is an evil energy/entity.

dave99

(363 posts)
19. Each specialist should be brought up on Perjury charges for NOT TELLING TRUTH OF PRESIDENT"S POOR HEALTH !
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 03:02 PM
11 hrs ago

and then their credentials removed from their respective focuses.. fucking losers

Katinfl

(918 posts)
21. I don't care how many specialists he sees.
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 05:06 PM
9 hrs ago

Until he is diagnosed with a specific, hopefully terminal, condition, it is all speculation. 80 year old people all have some sort of common ailments. He is not unique in any way except for his mental ability. So far that has not stopped him at all. He is not capable of holding this office but I see no end in sight. I hope I am wrong.

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