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Vice President Kamala Harris is in “excellent health” but could benefit from taking more vitamin D, according to the White House doctor. The details provided by the doctor are in contrast to his opponent, Donald Trump, who only takes limited amounts of vitamin D. That’s not a coincidence. The Harris campaign hopes to capitalize on questions about Trump’s age and health.
In a letter released by the White House on Saturday, Vice President Kamala Harris’ doctor said she is in “excellent health” and “has the physical and mental resilience necessary” to be the next president. Ta.
Dr. Joshua Simmons, a U.S. Army colonel and the vice president’s personal physician, said Harris, 59, maintains a healthy and active lifestyle and that her health last April was “unremarkable.” “Ta” he wrote.
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In a two-page letter, he said she “has the physical and mental resilience necessary to successfully perform the duties of the President, including as Chief Executive, Head of State, and Commander in Chief.” said.
The letter said her vitamin D levels were considered “inadequate.” According to the Cleveland Clinic, approximately 50% of people worldwide have a vitamin D deficiency.
The details of the letter, including daily exercise habits, heart test results, over-the-counter allergy medications, blood pressure, and family history of colon cancer, differ from Donald Trump’s opponent, who has only released limited information. Contrasting. Regarding his long-term health.
President Trump’s health and mental strength are called into question
Trump, 78, was keen to question President Joe Biden’s health as the 81-year-old was seeking re-election. Trump’s own health has been in the spotlight since Harris, 59, was nominated to replace Biden.
Last November, to mark Biden’s birthday, President Trump released a letter from his doctor reporting that the former president was in “excellent physical and mental health,” but the letter contained these claims. No supporting details were included.
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Trump told CBS News in August that he would be “willing” to release his medical records, but he has yet to do so. And the Trump campaign has ignored repeated requests from The New York Times for copies of medical records. His campaign only mentioned a one-page letter from former White House physician and now congressman Ronnie Jackson released in July after a bullet grazed Trump’s ear during an assassination attempt. . Jackson said at the time that Trump was “fine,” but did not elaborate on the former president’s health.
Trump talks about Butler assassination attempt
Donald Trump spoke on his first return to Butler, Pennsylvania, the site of the year’s first assassination attempt, and immediately recalled the first responders who saved him.
According to the Times, the most detailed information about Trump’s health ever released was in January 2018, when Jackson briefed reporters after his first medical exam as president. At the time, his blood pressure and heart were normal, but even though he was taking statins to lower his cholesterol levels, he still had “worryingly high cholesterol levels, and his BMI was considered medically obese.” “It was just 0.1 percentage points below that value,” the Times reported. .
Another New York Times report on October 6 analyzed President Trump’s past and current speeches for signs of cognitive decline. The analysis found that he often rambles and repeats himself, and uses all-or-nothing words like “always” and “never” 13% more than in 2016. Experts believe this is a sign of aging.”
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He also uses profanity 69% more often than he did eight years ago, a pattern experts call “disinhibition.”
Trump campaign spokesman Stephen Chan told the Times that Trump is “the strongest and most qualified candidate.”
“President Trump has more energy and stamina than anyone in politics and is the wisest leader this country has ever seen,” he said in a statement.
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This report includes information from The Associated Press, The New York Times and the White House.
