But a campaign spokeswoman confirmed that Trump handed Dr. Oz a one-page summary of the physical exam he underwent last week. The interview is scheduled to air on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016.
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The Trump campaign indicated Wednesday that the results of their candidate’s recent physical will not be revealed during an episode of “The Dr. Oz Show”.
Mr. Trump has, over many months, sought to raise questions about the health of his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, 68, and his supporters have flatly claimed that she is hiding something about her health (her aides have strenuously denied this). He also bragged that he has a busier campaign schedule than Clinton, an assertion that has been challenged.
Trump and Hillary Clinton, 68, the Democrat facing him in the November 8 presidential election, have both promised to release more medical information.
“It’s his decision”, Oz said in the interview. “I want to ask him pointed questions about his health”.
After taking several days off from directly attacking Clinton’s health following her diagnosis of pneumonia over the weekend, Trump appeared to raise questions about her health at a rally Wednesday night in Ohio.
“I’m with Dr. Oz and millions of Americans on this”.
Yesterday they said the results of the physical would be released “this week”, now they’re saying they’ll be released “soon”.
Her campaign said in a statement that she will deliver remarks in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Thursday and “discuss her vision for an America that is stronger together”. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., who accused him of being part of the problem.
Pence was asked at a news conference with House Republican leaders in Washington whether he wanted to amend comments he made on CNN the previous day. The eventual president would be (or would tie with) the oldest individual to take office.
The physical was conducted by Dr. Harold N. Bornstein, the same doctor who previously said Trump would if elected be the healthiest president in history. He has been healthy – he said he’s been healthy.
“All the rest of them are either sick or dead”, Bornstein said.
McCain in May 2008 allowed reporters to review 1,173 pages of medical records, including handwritten notes from his doctors, including the attending physician of the U.S. Congress, along with lab results, clinical notes, pathology reports, insurance documents, doctor’s orders and anesthesia reports. John McCain, who was then 71 and went on to become the Republican nominee.
Trump’s senior campaign aides said in a conference call Wednesday that his conversation with Oz would not touch on the exam.
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“Trump would be wise to take advantage of it”, Williams said of Clinton’s comment, “but he can not miss an opportunity to criticize people like David Duke who support his candidacy”. I did it last week, and the samples all came back and I guess I wouldn’t be talking to you right now if they were bad.
