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Trump does not smoke or drink, weighs 236 pounds and is 6-foot-3, giving him a body mass index of 29.5, his letter states.
In it, Trump’s doctor, Harold Bornstein, reported normal readings from a series of medical tests.
“The health of presidential candidates is a pertinent issue because voters have grown accustomed to being able to have health data on the candidates during the campaign”, says Andra Gillespie, associate professor of political science at Atlanta’s Emory University.
Clearly Donald or the Dr. Oz producers thought better of the comment before actually airing the episode, because after Ivanka walked out to greet Donald on the show, they dove right into business, with no uncomfortable kiss-talk in sight.
He does not take regular exercise, insisting that he he works up enough of a sweat on the campaign trail and the golf course.
“I got unbelievably good treatment from people”, he said Thursday on “Fox & Friends”, which showed a Facebook post from the pastor suggesting the visit would be used to educate Trump. Sarah Bard, Clinton’s Director of Jewish Outreach, said the remarks showed “just how insensitive, divisive, and reckless the Trump campaign is”. According to Bloomberg, Trump made these comments during a filming for The Dr. Oz Show, but a spokesman said the candidate is not proposing an expansion of Medicaid.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Laconia Middle School, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, in Laconia, N.H.
Both candidates’ health is impressive, given their ages, since measures such as blood pressure and cholesterol often rise over the years. Or should Mr Trump actually be anxious?
After Clinton’s incident on Sunday, Trump said he had happened to undergo a physical exam the previous week and would release results from it, augmenting a letter from Bornstein a year ago that critics said was inadequate. Clinton has faced her own increased scrutiny this week after a bout of pneumonia.
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I understand that many Americans think that Clinton’s health in particular has become a political issue and to a certain degree Trump’s has not been covered with the same level of intensity. His campaign said Trump was releasing “medical records”, as many other White House contenders have done, but Trump disclosed nothing beyond the one-page note.
