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BumRushDaShow

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Thu Jun 18, 2026, 07:03 PM Jun 18

Jamie Raskin Expands Probe Into Trump's Health Amid Reports Of His 22 Doctors [View all]

Source: Huff Post

Jun 18, 2026, 11:23 AM EDT | Updated 7 hours ago


WASHINGTON — Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Thursday expanded his probe into President Donald Trump’s health, demanding the White House physician provide Congress with a complete list of his medications, the names of his nearly two dozen doctors and the results from the president’s most recent physical exam.

“It has apparently taken 22 medical specialists to pronounce President Donald Trump in ‘excellent health,’” Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, says in a letter to Captain Sean P. Barbabella, the president’s physician. “The White House has so far refused to say who all those doctors were, what are the specialties they practice in, and most importantly, why a routine physical for a man supposedly in ‘excellent health’ required a medical team nearly the size of a major league baseball team roster.”

Raskin notes that on May 26, Trump spent three hours at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, D.C., in his third visit to the hospital in 13 months. Beyond that, Trump has admitted to taking 325 milligrams of aspirin daily — four times the standard dose, while displaying persistent hand bruising covered in makeup and recurrent leg swelling.

“That does not sound like a patient in ‘excellent health,’” he said.

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jamie-raskin-probe-trump-health_n_6a33fc83e4b057a50ceb6c02?origin=home-whats-happening-unit



Link to LETTER (inquiry) (PDF) - https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=https://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/athena/files/2026/06/18/6a34075ee4b0dfdabcebe5d2.pdf
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Who knows what the hell he is consuming vapor2 Jun 18 #1
Seems like we were pretty much kept posted on the health of previous Presidents...as I recall anyway... wcmagumba Jun 18 #2
Maybe if he didn't take so much aspirin his hands wouldn't be bruising. littlemissmartypants Jun 18 #3
From my own experience PatSeg Jun 18 #4
You're correct. Physical symptoms are rarely attributable to a single source. littlemissmartypants Jun 18 #5
Ha, ha! PatSeg Jun 18 #6
CHF is a concern. But not by me for him. littlemissmartypants Jun 18 #9
I'll leave that to karma PatSeg Jun 18 #14
With the betting market wide open karma could be risking its own life trying to make a prediction. littlemissmartypants Jun 18 #16
I agree PatSeg Jun 19 #19
yup Skittles Jun 19 #22
I often end up with IVs in my hand PatSeg Jun 19 #23
It's been suggested that Trump... keep_left Jun 18 #7
Trump knows that he is taking a higher dose for aspirin as a prophylactic against heart attacks... littlemissmartypants Jun 18 #8
As a cardiac patient, I take a 325 daily, but in my case it isn't contraindicated. eggplant Jun 18 #13
I'm sorry to hear about your difficulties, eggplant. littlemissmartypants Jun 18 #15
Plavix + Aspirin can be a drag. eggplant Jun 19 #20
Not sure of his other ailments, but the hand bruising is from him constantly swatting the FailureToCommunicate Jun 18 #10
You win!🏆 MLAA Jun 19 #17
Body by Team Frankenstein xuplate Jun 18 #11
Whoever wrote this is confusing low dose with standard dose. mwmisses4289 Jun 18 #12
He has CHF. valleyrogue Jun 19 #18
How long does he have to live then? CTyankee Jun 19 #21
Serious, but very funny line from Rankin... electric_blue68 Jun 19 #24
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