A prominent US doctor has made an unprecedented claim about the health of President Donald Trump, after concerns were raised over several months.

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Doctor Makes Bombshell Claim About Donald Trump’s Health

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Updated: 20:53 16 January 2026

Published: 16:27 16 January 2026


A prominent US doctor has made an unprecedented claim about the health of President Donald Trump, after concerns were raised over several months.

When he was returned to office in January 2025, Trump became the oldest sitting US President in American history.

And 2025 was marked by ongoing speculation, confusion over medical details, and persistent public conversation surrounding his health.

Speculation ramped up after the President was absent from conferences and public appearances for several days in September, and had no events scheduled for some time.

More health concerns developed after he was spotted with bruising on his hand, which his team had attempted to cover up.

But it doesn’t stop there.

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The President has faced mass speculation about his health in recent months. Credit: Alamy

Several clips have raised questions about whether the President may have dozed off during important meetings.

This is all while Trump and his press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, continue to claim the 79-year-old is in perfect health.

But a US doctor has now made a startling allegation.

Donald Trump mocks former President Joe Biden

Trump was met with total silence during a speech earlier this week, in which he mocked former President Joe Biden, who announced his cancer diagnosis last year.

Many people were outraged by the moment, as users online suggested that Trump had ‘sank to a new moral low.’

“You ever notice Joe would always cough before a speech?” Trump said while speaking at the Detroit Economic Club in Michigan.

He soon launched into a mock coughing fit, and added in a weak voice: “Ladies and gentlemen…”

Joe Biden
The President mocked cancer victim Joe Biden in a recent speech. Credit: Alamy

“Although the one time they had him spruced up pretty good,” the President added.

“Remember he was high as a kite? He was floating. He was up there way up.

“That was a bad speech.”

After watching the moment unfold, another user online wrote: “He didn’t humiliate Biden in that moment. He humiliated himself.”

In another disrespectful move late last year, Trump replaced Biden’s presidential portrait in the White House with an image of an autopen.

Beneath it now reads: “Sleepy Joe Biden was, by far, the worst President in American history.

“Taking office as a result of the most corrupt election ever seen in the US.”

Trump’s MRI scan

Earlier last year, fueling more speculation among American citizens, Vice President JD Vance noted that he was ready to step up in the case of a ‘terrible tragedy.’

And in July, the President received a diagnosis.

The White House confirmed that Trump had been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a condition affecting blood flow in the leg veins.

Trump's hand
Bruising was spotted on the President’s hand. Credit: Alamy

However, the condition has been described by medical experts as ‘benign and common.’

But rumors dominated social media yet again when the White House disclosed later in the year that he had undergone an MRI scan.

After being pressed about the scan by reporters onboard Air Force One, Trump noted that he ‘couldn’t remember’ which part of his body had been scanned.

One user online wrote: “He seems to fail to understand an MRI is done when doctors are looking for something they think is serious.”

The White House responds

The President’s physician, Sean P. Barbabella, later stated that the scan was ‘part of his comprehensive executive physical.’

While press secretary Leavitt added: “Look, you see the president every day.

“He’s moving, he’s working. There have been no adjustments made to his lifestyle.”

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The White House continues to suggest that Trump has ‘perfect’ health. Credit: Alamy

However, a US doctor has put forward evidence indicating the Trump administration may have hidden a significant health issue affecting the President last year.

Bombshell health allegations

Professor Bruce Davidson, of Washington State University, has made a shocking allegation that Trump, 79, suffered a stroke just six months ago.

Speaking on podcast The Court of History, the expert said: “I think his stroke was on the left side of the brain, which controls the right side of the body.”

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The doctor suggests that Trump has fallen asleep during meetings on numerous occasions. Credit: Alamy

Presenting his evidence, Davidson added: “There are videos of him shuffling his feet, which is not what we’d seen previously when he was striding on the golf course.

“We’ve seen him holding his right hand cradled in his left.

“Earlier in 2025, he was garbling words, which he hadn’t done before and which he’s improved upon more recently.”

Davidson, along with several thousand members of the public, had also picked up on ‘marked episodes of excessive daytime sleepiness,’ which is medically known as hypersomnolence.

While the expert did not specify what kind of stroke he thinks the President suffered, Davidson claimed that it ‘looks like he’s had significant recovery.’

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