Trump finally explains mysterious bruising — and says he’s sick of speculation over ‘perfect’ health

“Sometimes they’ll take a picture of me blinking, blinking, and they’ll catch me with the blink,” Trump said of the shut-eye snaps.

Official reports from Barbabella have described Trump as being in “excellent overall health,” with the president himself crediting his “very good genetics.”

“Let’s talk about health again for the 25th time,” the Journal quoted an exasperated Trump as saying at the start of the interview. “My health is perfect.”

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, vouched for Trump’s capabilities to the Journal, saying: “As a clinician, you look for clues in people, even if they’re not your patient, and he is just with it on some fairly complex topics.

“I can’t even think of a single time where he said something where I don’t think he understands the issue here,” added Oz. “He may want you to do something that is, you know, is arguable whether it’s the right path to go, but it’s a very rational approach to it.”

In July, the White House acknowledged that Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a blood circulation issue that has caused swelling in his lower legs.

The president acknowledged that he had tried to wear compression socks to help treat the condition, but later stopped because “I didn’t like them.”

Chatter about Trump’s health accelerated again after the Oct. 10 visit to Walter Reed, which included what the president initially described as a MRI, but which he and Barbabella clarified to the Journal was a CT scan.

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“It wasn’t an MRI,” the president said. “It was less than that. It was a scan.”

The imaging was not publicly disclosed by the White House until Trump revealed it to journalists more than two weeks later while on an official trip through Asia.

In a statement after the Journal article was published, Barbabella said Trump had initially gone to Walter Reed to meet with hospital staff and wounded service members.

“In order to make the most of the President’s time at the hospital, we recommended he undergo another routine physical evaulation to ensure continued optimal health,” the doctor said. “As part of that examination, we asked the President if he would undergo advanced imaging — either an MRI or CT Scan — to definitively rule out any cardiovascular issues. Continue reading…