Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Trump speaks to the media when arriving at the Wayne County Airport in Detroit, Michigan, on October 18, 2024.
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Donald Trump on Friday dismissed more questions about whether he would release current medical records and doubled down on his refusal to provide a health update, despite Kamala Harris’ efforts to cast doubt on his fitness to serve as president.
Asked whether he would release his health records, the 78-year-old Republican candidate said he already shared enough information about his medical condition.
“Yes, my health record – I’ve had five exams in the last four years. You’ve had them all,” Trump told a reporter on the airport tarmac after landing in Detroit, Miss., on Friday afternoon. .
Later, Trump seemed to indicate that he was too busy campaigning for Democratic candidate Vice President Harris to spend time updating his record.
“Obviously, I’m in the middle of a very big, very controversial fight,” he said. “We’re ahead. I’ve had my health check.”
Trump added that he “took the cognitive test twice and I aced both times. That means I got a perfect score.”
“I’d like to see her take a cognitive test because she can’t do well because she’s not born smart,” he said before leaving the press.
The Trump campaign did not respond to CNBC’s request for additional comment on Trump’s remarks in Michigan.
Trump told CBS News in August that he was “very happy” to release his medical recordsbut his campaign did not do so.
Harris, who turns 60 on Sunday, released a detailed health report white house doctor October 12th. statement Republican candidates “voluntarily released” multiple health reports.
Zhang pointed out three paragraphs letter From Dr. Bruce Aronwald, shared last November, related to an examination of Trump conducted more than a year ago.
Zhang also pointed to two memos written in July by Texas Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson, who served as Trump’s White House physician. The memos focus on the injuries Trump suffered when he narrowly escaped assassination at a July 13 campaign rally.
Harris, meanwhile, has recently stepped up her health attacks on Trump, who would become the oldest elected president in U.S. history if he wins the Nov. 5 election.
period North Carolina rally On Sunday, she focused on Trump’s refusal to release a comprehensive health report and his decision not to agree to a second debate.
“It makes you wonder, why do his staff want him to go into hiding? One has to question, one has to question, are they worried that people will see him as too weak and unstable to lead the United States? Is that what’s happening?” Harris said.
On Friday, she took a chance political report A Trump adviser told the podcast that the former president quit the interview because he was “exhausted.”
Trump has also repealed other Interview – including CNBC’s reporting – in the final weeks before Election Day.
“If he can’t handle the rigors of the campaign, is he fit for the job? I think that’s a legitimate question,” Harris said at an event in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Harris also questioned Trump’s mental health. In a widely watched Fox News interview Wednesday night, Harris said Trump was “unfit for office,” “unstable” and “dangerous.”
She also mocked Trump’s bizarre town hall event Monday night near Philadelphia.
After two medical emergencies interrupted a scheduled question-and-answer session, Trump opted to stand on stage in front of the crowd and listen to music. During the 39-minute episode, Trump swayed to the music and said little.
Harris’ account on X reacted tepidly: “Hope he’s okay.”
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