Dr. Harold Bernstein said in an interview with NBC News that he thought about what he would say all day but didn’t actually type it out until the limo was on its way to pick up the letter at Bernstein’s East 78th Street office in Manhattan.
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The letter’s hyperbolic statements about Trump’s “astonishingly excellent” health were also widely mocked at the time by his Democratic opponents, as well as health experts.
“If elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual elected to the presidency”, the December 4, 2015, letter reads, adding Trump’s blood pressure and lab results are “astonishingly excellent” and his “physical strength and stamina are extraordinary”.
“I get rushed and I get anxious when I get rushed, so I try to get four or five lines done as fast as possible”, Bornstein explained. “In the rush, I think some of those words didn’t come out exactly the way they were meant”.
BORNSTEIN: His health is excellent, particularly his mental health – he thinks he is the best, which works out just fine.
There is little in Trump’s personal medical history or lifestyle to suggest he is disproportionately disposed to future risks.
Trump and his allies have raised suspicions about Hillary Clinton’s health in recent days, but he and his campaign have released virtually no other records about his own health beyond Bornstein’s note. MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow pressed Trump campaign manager Kellyane Conway on the issue during an interview Thursday. In its four paragraphs, he proclaimed Trump would be the healthiest person ever elected POTUS.
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Conway said “perhaps” he should release more information.
