Doctor says Trump dictated glowing 2015
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[May 02, 2018]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A letter from
Donald Trump's New York physician released by his campaign in 2015
declaring he would be "the healthiest individual ever elected to the
presidency" was composed by the candidate himself, the doctor said on
Tuesday.
"He dictated that whole letter. I didn't write that letter," Harold
Bornstein told CNN.
Bornstein was not immediately available to comment, but in a subsequent
interview with NBC News he confirmed the account.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment
from Reuters.
"Mr. Trump has had a recent complete medical examination that showed
only positive results," said the letter signed by Bornstein, who said he
had treated Trump since 1980.
"Actually, his blood pressure, 110/65, and laboratory results were
astonishingly excellent. His physical strength and stamina are
extraordinary," the letter said. "If elected, Mr. Trump, I can state
unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the
presidency."
Bornstein told NBC News the characterization of "healthiest" was "black
humor."
Trump read out the language as Bornstein and his wife were driving
across Central Park, the doctor told CNN. The campaign released the
letter in December 2015.
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"(Trump) dictated the letter and I would tell him what he couldn't
put in there," he said.Bornstein had previously said he had written
the letter in a rush while seeing other patients.
His latest version of the letter's origins follows his accusation
that Trump's ex-bodyguard Keith Schiller raided his office while
retrieving Trump's medical records after he was elected president.
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters on Tuesday that
the records were retrieved as part of "standard operating
procedure."
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"As is standard operating procedure for a new president, the White
House Medical Unit took possession of the president's medical
records," she told a regular news briefing.
Asked if the operation was a raid, she said: "No, that is not my
understanding."
(Writing by Eric Walsh; Editing by Tim Ahmann)
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