EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Mystery surrounds why Trump had an MRI scan
“I’ll check back,” said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt when it was pointed out the test is usually used to detect a specific condition.
According to huffpost.com, The White House once more brushed off questions about President Donald Trump’s health.
Last week, Trump told reporters he’d had a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test during a visit to Walter Reed Medical Center earlier in October.
“It was perfect,” Trump added, but was evasive when asked what the clinicians were looking for.
“You can ask the doctors,” the president replied.
More than a week later, mystery still surrounds why it was needed.
At a press briefing Tuesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt downplayed questions about the scan, but said she would check back on it, as she characterized the president as being “in optimal physical health.”
CNN’s Kristen Holmes pressed her again on why Trump had the scan, and made the point that MRI tests are used to detect a specific condition, and not usually as part of a routine exam.
“As I said, I’ll check back for you,” Leavitt replied, frostily. (Watch video below.)
Following Trump’s Oct. 10 visit to Walter Reed, which came just six months after his annual physical, the White House released a statement saying that the president had received “advanced imaging.”
Leavitt declined to answer when asked soon after if “advanced imaging” meant the president had an MRI.
The questions come amid concerns about the president’s health fueled by images showing bruising on his hands and swelling in his legs…CONTINUE MORE READING>>>
Reporter: Why did the President get an MRI?
Leavitt: I will check back on that. But as you all know because you are all witness to it, every single day the president is in optimal physical health.
Reporter: It’s a very specific procedure. It’s not generally routine. He said he… pic.twitter.com/p5SgLNPbZL
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