Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump taped his appearance on “The Dr. Oz Show” on Wednesday.
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Trump shared with host Dr. Mehmet Oz some of the results of his exam, which was conducted last week by his longtime physician, Dr. Harold Bornstein.
“Well, I really have no problem in doing it”, Trump said, according to a clip released by the show on Wednesday afternoon, reported Washington Post.
The 70-year-old candidate is 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 236 pounds.
Trump takes a cholesterol drug and low-dose aspirin and has had normal results on an echo cardiogram, Bornstein said. The show will air on Thursday, Sept. 15.
Trump and Oz also discussed political topics that are of interest to the “Dr. Oz Show” audience, like efforts to fight the Zika virus and Trump’s new child care policies.
However, the results of his blood panel and work up showed no cause for concern and he had a colonoscopy in 2013 that revealed no polyps. Trump’s doctor said the candidate is in good health, though he is overweight.
Before the taping, there was speculation about whether Trump would share his medical history with Oz.
Bornstein has been Trump’s doctor since November 1980 and has worked on the staff of Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan for 38 years, he said.
Clinton’s aides say she’ll return to the campaign trail on Thursday.
For Trump, the choice to reveal his medical results on a TV talk show is an unusual one for a presidential candidate, but one that is certainly in line with the former reality TV star’s unconventional campaign.
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Trump’s Democratic rival was at home in Chappaqua, New York for a third straight day yesterday, recovering from a health scare that has rocked her bid to become America’s first woman president. During a rally in Canton, Ohio, Trump said: “You think Hillary would be able to stand up here for an hour and do this?”.
