Jimmy Kimmel flags concerns over Trump’s health after ‘unscheduled dementia tests, MRIs’

Jimmy Kimmel cast doubt on Donald Trump’s recent medical assurances after reports of sudden tests and cognitive exams surfaced during the past week
PUBLISHED DEC 12, 2025
Jimmy Kimmel questioned Donald Trump’s health during a segment on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (Jimmy Kimmel Live/YouTube, Getty Images)
Jimmy Kimmel questioned Donald Trump’s health during a segment on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (Jimmy Kimmel Live/YouTube, Getty Images)


LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel publicly questioned President Donald Trump’s health after recent reports suggested he underwent unplanned medical tests, including MRIs and cognitive assessments. Kimmel’s comments added fuel to the growing debate over Trump’s condition, even as the President continued insisting he remained in strong health.

Jimmy Kimmel questions Donald Trump’s health

As Trump maintains that he is in perfect health and dismisses media reporting as “seditious and even treasonous,” Kimmel became the latest public figure to challenge those claims.

“Our president appears to be deeply unwell, even for him,” Kimmel said on a recent episode of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

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Jimmy Kimmel raised new concerns about Donald Trump’s medical claims as reports of sudden tests emerged (Getty Images)

Digging into Trump’s repeated boasts about passing multiple cognitive exams, Kimmel joked, “That means he passed the first two, and they were like ‘this can’t be right.’ Let’s give him one more.”

Kimmel continued, “Something is wrong here. The guy who is running our country is being given unscheduled dementia tests. He’s been given MRIs. He has mystery bruises that he’s covering with Maybelline. And we’re supposed to accept this idea that he’s some cross between Chris Hemsworth and Albert Einstein?"

Donald Trump pushes back against scrutiny over health

Taking to Truth Social on Wednesday, December 10, Trump released a lengthy response addressing ongoing questions about his health.

“There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me!” he wrote. “My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back…”



Trump’s post came after a series of stories from outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and CNN, which have continued scrutinizing his physical condition. This coverage has persisted despite the White House doctor's repeated assurances that Trump remains in “excellent overall health.”

Donald Trump accuses media of exaggerating concerns

Earlier this month, Trump addressed reporters’ questions head-on, mocking what he called excessive speculation over any slight change in his schedule.

“I had one day where I didn’t do a news conference. ‘Is something wrong with the president?’” he said, recalling the burst of online chatter after he went a few days without public appearances in September.



Throughout his remarks, Trump argued that the media focuses disproportionately on his health rather than Joe Biden’s. He downplayed the concerns and insisted he felt “completely fine.”

“You people are crazy,” Trump said. “I’ll let you know when something is wrong. There will be some day that’s going to happen to all of us. But right now, I think I’m sharper than I was 25 years ago, but who the hell knows.”

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