Trump Says He ‘ACED’ Another Cognitive Test After More Questions Swirl About His Health

President Donald Trump said on Friday that White House doctors gave him a “perfect” bill of health, adding that he “ACED” another cognitive exam as questions again swirl about the president’s health following a new Wall Street Journal report.

Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social that White House doctors “just reported that I am in ‘PERFECT HEALTH,’ and that I ‘ACED’ (Meaning, was correct on 100% of the questions asked!), for the third straight time, my Cognitive Examination, something which no other President, or previous Vice President, was willing to take.”

Trump’s statement came one day after the Wall Street Journal published an interview in which the president discussed his health as he approaches 80. In the interview with the Journal, Trump admitted to taking more aspirin than his doctors recommend, which he said led to bruising visible in photographs showing his hand.

President Donald Trump during a meeting with Lee Jae Myung, South Korea’s president, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, August 25, 2025. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images

“They’d rather have me take the smaller one,” Trump said of his aspirin dosage. “I take the larger one, but I’ve done it for years, and what it does do is it causes bruising.”

Trump told the Journal that he continues to take the larger dose of aspirin because he’s been doing it for 25 years, adding, “I’m a little superstitious.”

“They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart,” Trump said. “I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense?”

The Journal reported that Trump’s hands have bled easily on multiple occasions, including at the 2024 Republican National Convention, when now-Attorney General Pam Bondi caused Trump’s hand to bleed when her ring nicked him during a high-five. White House aides told the Journal that Trump’s hands have been cut other times as well.

To conceal the cuts and the bruising, Trump said, “I have makeup that’s, you know, easy to put on, takes about 10 seconds.”

Trump’s doctor, Sean Barbabella, revealed in July that the president also has chronic venous insufficiency, a “benign, common condition” for people over 70, that causes swelling in his legs. Trump said that since July, the swelling has improved as he has walks around more often instead of remaining at his desk.

Trump acknowledged for weeks that he underwent an MRI scan at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in October, but when asked about the scan by the Journal, Trump corrected his previous statements, saying, “It wasn’t an MRI. It was less than that. It was a scan.” Barbabella told the Journal that Trump had a CT scan to check for any cardiovascular issues, and the scan came back showing no problems.

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Trump also faced criticism after he appeared to fall asleep during a Cabinet meeting last month. The president denied dozing off during meetings or events at the White House, saying, “I’ll just close [my eyes]. It’s very relaxing to me.”

“Sometimes they’ll take a picture of me blinking, blinking, and they’ll catch me with the blink,” he added.

Trump has discussed his unusual sleep schedule in the past, saying he gets between four and five hours each night. The president often texts, posts on Truth Social, or calls his aides and advisers in the early hours of the morning.

“I’ve never been a big sleeper,” Trump told the Journal.

Despite little sleep and nearing 80, Trump kept a jam-packed schedule throughout the first year of his second term. The president admitted that he doesn’t exercise much because he finds it “boring” and attributed his good health to his “very good genetics.”

Trump said on Friday, “I strongly believe that anyone running for President, or Vice President, should be mandatorily forced to take a strong, meaningful, and proven Cognitive Examination. Our great Country cannot be run by ‘STUPID’ or INCOMPETENT PEOPLE!”