Trump Wrote Own Health Letter, Says Physician Bornstein
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US President Donald Trump's former doctor said he did not write a 2015 letter declaring the then-Republican presidential candidate's "astonishingly excellent" health, US media reported.
"[Trump] dictated that whole letter," Harold Bornstein told CNN on Tuesday.
The White House has not yet commented on Bornstein's allegation.
Bornstein also said that Trump's bodyguard had carried out a "raid" on his offices in February 2017, removing all of Trump's medical records.
The physician further noted that the 2015 letter suggesting that Trump would be the "healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency" was not his professional assessment.
"I just made it up as I went along," he said.
The letter's contents included statements on Trump's physical strength and stamina, which were described as "extraordinary".
Trump's blood pressure and laboratory tests were described as "astonishingly excellent" and he was said to have lost 7kg over the course of a year.
It added that Trump had no forms of cancer or joint surgery.
A few weeks ahead of its release, Trump tweeted that Bornstein's medical report would show "perfection".
"I am fortunate to have been blessed with great genes," Trump, who became the oldest president to be elected in US history, wrote on Facebook at the time.
In January this year Trump had a three-hour examination amid speculation over his mental health.
His White House doctor, Ronny Jackson, said at the time: "I have no concerns about his cognitive ability or neurological functions."
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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