Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked at a press briefing how the President, 79, is being treated for the chronic venous insufficiency he was diagnosed with in July
Donald Trump has made “no changes” to his lifestyle since being diagnosed with a chronic vein condition, the White House has said.
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked at a press briefing how the President, 79, is being treated for the chronic venous insufficiency he was diagnosed with in July.
And she was asked if Trump’s doctor would be made available to answer questions about his condition.
It comes after Donald Trump was seen with a mystery mark in Scotland after his chronic health diagnosis.
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Ms Leavitt replied: “I don’t want to make that commitment on behalf of the physician, but it’s certainly something we can look into and explore out of the effort of transparency, because unlike the previous White House, there is nothing to hide.”
She said the President is seen “literally 24/7 all of the time”, and said she would seek an answer.
Pressed to give further details of his treatment, she did not directly answer.
“Look, you see the President every day,” she said. “He’s moving, he’s working. There have been no adjustments made to his lifestyle.”
Earlier in the briefing, questions were raised about Trump’s apparent confusion over where this Friday’s summit with Vladimir Putin is going to take place.
He’d said twice from the podium yesterday that it would take place in Russia, when in reality it will take place in Alaska.
Leavitt dismissed the question, suggesting he might have been referring to a future trip to Russia – though it was clear from the footage that the President was referring to this week’s summit.
Last month, Ms Leavitt read a doctor’s letter about Trump which she said was intended to dispel health concerns about swelling in his ankles and make-up spotted on his hand.
She said Trump had noticed “mild swelling” in his lower legs and was evaluated by the White House medical unit. She said the tests showed “no evidence of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease”, but that Trump has “chronic venous insufficiency”, a fairly common condition in older adults.
She also said bruising on Trump’s hand that has been covered up by make-up is “consistent” with irritation from his “frequent handshaking and the use of aspirin.” Ms Leavitt said: “The president remains in excellent health”.
Trump’s physician Sean Barbabella said in his report that photos that showed bruising on Trump’s hand were “consistent with minor soft tissue irritation from frequent handshaking and the use of aspirin”. He said aspirin was taken as “part of a standard cardiovascular prevention regimen”, calling the bruising a side effect of aspirin treatment.