The episode is set to air on Thursday. Trump appears to be in excellent physical health for a man of his age, but appearances can be deceiving.
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In a statement accompanying the new letter, Trump’s campaign said he thought it was important to have a detailed physical examination “in light of increased scrutiny of candidates’ health”.
The revelations about Donald Trump’s weight problem come after another doctor, Harold Bornstein, released a freaky, highly publicized letter in December lauding Trump’s physical fitness declaring him, were he to win the November presidential election, “the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency”. His blood pressure was reportedly good as was his cholesterol, though he is on cholesterol medication.
A brief clip of Trump’s appearance released by the “Dr. Oz Show” Wednesday afternoon shows Oz asking Trump, “If your health is as strong as it seems from your systems, why not share your medical records?”.
Trump also took a swipe at Clinton’s health during a rally in Canton, Ohio, on Wednesday night, telling the crowd, “You think Hillary would be able to stand up here for an hour and do this?”
Best known for once being Barack Obama’s doctor, Scheiner is supporting Hillary Clinton.
The letter says that Clinton has been evaluated by Bardack several times since she almost collapsed after becoming overheated, dehydrated and dizzy during a 9/11 memorial event at ground zero on Sunday.
“He takes a lipid lowering agent (rosuvastatin) and a low dose aspirin”, the letter said.
While Clinton released a new health bulletin Wednesday night, Trump teased the results of his recent physical during the taping of “The Dr. Oz Show” a day before releasing the details to the press.
So, how healthy is Mr. Trump? He had a normal colonoscopy in 2013 and isn’t due for another any time soon.
Norm Ornstein, a longtime scholar with the conservative American Enterprise Institute and writer who opposes Trump, tweeted on Wednesday afternoon that Trump “is playing you guys” in the media “like a Stradivarius”.
On Oz’s show, Trump said he would like to lose several pounds and to exercise more, though he also compared his activity on the campaign trail to exercise.
“It’s fair to say the public now knows more about Hillary Clinton than almost anyone in public life”, said campaign manager Robby Mook in a statement. “If they were bad I would say, ‘Let’s sort of skip this, right?'”
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The Trump team previously stated that the results would be released “this week”, but now only say they will be released “soon”.
