Kamala Harris' Doctor Releases Her 'Excellent' Health Summary as Donald Trump Declines to Share Recent Medical Report
Trump has shared little health information during his years in public office, despite spreading rumors about his opponents' health during all three of his presidential campaigns
Kamala Harris’ doctor deemed her overall health “excellent” as her campaign aims to provide contrast to the limited medical information Donald Trump has shared throughout the years.
On Saturday, Oct. 12, the White House published a medical report penned by the vice president’s physician, Dr. Joshua Simmons.
In the two-page letter — which covers her entire medical history as well as specific figures from her most recent physical exam in April 2024 — Simmons stated that Harris, 59, “possesses the physical and mental resiliency required to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency.”
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The vice president “maintains a healthy, active lifestyle, despite her busy schedule,” Simmons wrote. She also eats a healthy diet, does not use tobacco products and drinks alcohol “only occasionally and in moderation,” he stated.
“In summary, Vice President Harris remains in excellent health,” he concluded the report. “She possesses the physical and mental resiliency required to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency, to include those as Chief Executive, Head of State and Commander in Chief.”
By publishing the comprehensive report, the Democratic presidential candidate’s campaign hopes to spark conversation about the physical health of former president Trump and his ability to serve as president, a Harris campaign aide anonymously said.
The 78-year-old candidate — who, if elected to serve a second term, would leave office as the oldest president in U.S. history — has shared only limited information about his health throughout the years, and despite telling reporters that he would release more medical information during the 2024 campaign, his campaign has ignored their follow-ups.
Trump’s campaign was swift in their response to this pressure, publishing a statement shortly after the White House shared Harris’ health summary.
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"President Trump has voluntarily released updates from his personal physician, as well as detailed reports from Dr. Ronny Jackson who treated him after the first assassination attempt. All have concluded he is in perfect and excellent health to be Commander in Chief,” said Trump Campaign Communications Director Steven Cheung.
Cheung also claimed that the former president “has maintained an extremely busy and active campaign schedule unlike any other in political history, whereas Kamala Harris has been unable to keep up with the demands of campaigning and reveals on a daily basis she is wholly unqualified to be President of the United States.”
“Her schedule is much lighter because, it is said, she does not have the stamina of President Trump. Polls are reflective of this,” the communications director claimed.
Harris has maintained an aggressive campaign schedule since joining the race. Trump, meanwhile, has attacked the "stamina" and mental fitness of every opponent he's faced since running for president in 2016.
Alongside the statement, Trump’s campaign also linked to the letters published by his former White House physician, Dr. Ronny Jackson, after the politician’s ear was grazed by a bullet in a July 13 assassination attempt, as well as a doctor’s note he shared on Joe Biden’s 81st birthday last year.
The letter, dated Nov. 20, 2023, and penned by physician Bruce Aronwald, states that as of September 2023, the former president’s health is “excellent.”
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In Harris’ new health report, Simmons stated that the presidential candidate has a history of seasonal allergies and urticaria, or hives, but has been able to improve her symptoms “dramatically” through allergen immunotherapy.
The physician also stated that Harris wears contact lenses for mild nearsightedness and disclosed her family history including maternal colon cancer. Her mother, Shyamala, died of colon cancer in 2009.
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