White House Reveals Medical Condition Causing Swelling In Trump’s Legs

The White House addressed speculation around President Donald Trump’s swollen legs and bruised right hand on Thursday.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump underwent medical testing and received a diagnosis of “chronic venous insufficiency” in his legs, but remains in good health.

“I know that many in the media have been speculating about bruising on the president’s hand and also swelling in the president’s legs,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters at Thursday’s press briefing.

“So in the effort of transparency, the president wanted me to share a note from his physician with all of you today,” she said.

🚨 JUST IN: President Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, following reports of swelling in the President's legs, per Karoline Leavitt

Luckily, it's nothing serious.

THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE HANDLED. NOT covered up like Joe Biden's illnesses!

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Leavitt read a memo from Dr. Sean Barbabella, a Navy doctor who serves as physician to the president

Barbabella wrote that in recent weeks, Trump noted “mild swelling in his lower legs,” and the president’s concern was “thoroughly evaluated by the White House medical unit” out of an “abundance of caution.”

Ultrasounds to assess blood flow in both of his legs found “chronic venous insufficiency,” which the president’s physician called a “benign, common condition, particularly in individuals over the age of 70.”

Chronic venous insufficiency involves blood pooling in the legs, sometimes causing varicose veins, and can be caused by prolonged standing.

Trump also got bloodwork done, including a comprehensive metabolic panel, a complete blood count, a coagulation profile, a blood clot test, a heart failure test, and testing for cardiac biomarkers, his doctor said.

“All results were within normal limits,” Barbabella wrote.

An echocardiogram also showed “normal cardiac structure and function,” the president’s physician said.

“Importantly, there was no evidence of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease,” Barbabella wrote. “No signs of heart failure, renal impairment, or systemic illness were identified.”

Trump’s doctor also addressed recent photos of Trump showing bruising on the back of his right hand and said the culprits are aspirin and the president frequently shaking hands with people.

“This is consistent with minor soft tissue irritation from frequent handshaking and the use of aspirin, which is taken as part of a standard, cardiovascular prevention regimen. This is a well-known and benign side effect of aspirin therapy,” Barbabella wrote.

“The president remains in excellent health, which I think all of you witness on a daily basis here,” Leavitt said.

The White House’s detailed report on Trump’s health comes after the last administration was not as forthcoming about President Joe Biden’s health.

Biden’s behavior during the last years of his presidency sparked concerns among the public that he might already be senile. His disastrous debate performance in June of last year solidified those concerns and led to Biden dropping out of the 2o24 presidential race.

Last week, Biden’s former doctor pled the Fifth before the House Oversight Committee, which subpoenaed him to testify in an investigation into the alleged cover-up of Biden’s cognitive decline.

Invoking the Fifth Amendment means someone is using their right not to be “compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.”

Then on Wednesday, a Jill Biden aide also pled the Fifth in the same investigation and declined to answer questions.

The Biden officials’ refusal to testify has only fueled speculation about a cover-up and heightened concerns about the legitimacy of executive actions Biden took during his last years as president.