U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris disembarks from the Second Air Force and arrives in Phoenix, Arizona Rebecca Noble
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Democratic White House candidate Kamala Harris is “very healthy” and fit to be president, according to a medical report released by the White House on Saturday, prompting rival Donald Trump to release her health records. The aim is to apply pressure.
“Vice President Harris remains in good health,” her physician, Joshua Simmons, said in a report, adding that she “has the physical and mental resilience necessary to successfully carry out the duties of the presidency.” he added.
Simmons said Harris’ most recent physical exam, conducted in April, was “unremarkable.”
Simmons noted that Harris suffers from seasonal allergies and hives, which are managed with prescription as well as non-prescription medications. Harris is also mildly nearsighted and wears contact lenses, the report said.
The vice president’s team is seeking to focus on the physical health and mental acuity of the 78-year-old former president, who has so far refused to release detailed medical information. Harris is 59 years old.
Republican Trump became the oldest presidential candidate in U.S. history after 81-year-old President Joe Biden withdrew from the White House race in July.
Mr. Biden handed the torch to Ms. Harris after a disastrous debate against Mr. Trump raised concerns among Democrats about his mental sharpness.
But Trump’s apparent vitality means age has so far not factored into his chances in the polls in a tight battle with Harris in the Nov. 5 presidential election. .
The Harris campaign drew attention to a series of recent articles in the New York Times that raised concerns about the fact that President Trump has withheld basic information about his health.
The newspaper also published an analysis of Trump’s language showing that his speeches are becoming increasingly long, “confused” and include vulgarity, a trend that experts attribute to cognitive changes. I see this as a possible sign.
Trump has maintained that he is in good health, but his campaign has not released a complete health report.
In late 2023, President Trump released a memo from a former White House physician declaring him in “excellent health,” but the content lacked details, and in September 2023. There was no mention of what tests Trump underwent during his medical examination.
The same doctor, Ronnie Jackson, issued a statement in July after Trump was wounded in the ear by an assassin’s bullet at a rally in Pennsylvania, saying the former president was in good condition.
Meanwhile, President Trump bragged about taking a cognitive function test with Jackson while in office in 2018, but quickly mispronounced the doctor’s name and called him “Lonnie Johnson.”
If Trump wins the November election, he will be 82 years old at the end of his second term in the Oval Office.
