Trump pushes back against NYT coverage of his health, says they are ‘fakers’ facing decline

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump held a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, December 2, and at the beginning of the meeting, he addressed recent articles about his health published by The New York Times regarding his alleged fatigue. 

The president responded to the claims, noting that he was “sharper” than he was 25 years ago. 

Trump says he is in perfect health, slams NYT reports

During the Cabinet meeting, as Donald Trump assured the nation of his well-being, he criticized the popular publication, The New York Times, for its recent reports related to his health.

The president insisted that he was in perfect health and said he didn’t know why people assumed something was wrong because he didn’t attend a news conference one day.

He also noted that if one day there was something wrong with his health, he would let the press know. He added that it would happen to everyone, but stated that at the moment, he was sharper than he was 25 years ago.

He compared reports about himself to former President Joe Biden and said that the media always found "something new." Trump further said that there were reports about Biden being in "good health" despite not holding news conferences for eight months.  

Trump discussed the results of his cognitive test in October and said that he was able to answer every question correctly. However, the NYT still questioned whether President Trump was “sharp.”

“They’re not sharp, that’s why they’re going out of business, The New York Times. I hear they’re losing so much money it’s ridiculous. They’re a bunch of fakers,” he said. 

White House releases results of Trump’s MRI 

On Monday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt held a press briefing at the White House. At the time, she released the much-awaited results of Donald Trump’s MRI as a summary report from his physician.

As she read the summary out loud, she revealed that the MRI Trump had undergone was “preventive,” to identify issues early on and confirm overall health.

The summary also stated that there was no evidence of “abnormalities in the heart” and that there were no signs of inflammation or clotting in his cardiovascular imaging.

She also stated that the president had undergone abdominal imaging, which showed that all major organs were “healthy and well perfused.”