President Donald Trump on Tuesday insisted his unannounced medical exam over the weekend was “routine,” brushing off speculation that he had sought treatment for an undisclosed medical issue, according to NBC News.
“I went for a physical on Saturday. My wife said, ‘Oh darling, that's wonderful,’ because I had some extra time. 'Cause it looks like January could be a busy month,” Trump told reporters during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday.
“I came back, my wife said: ‘Darling are you OK, what’s wrong? Oh, they're reporting you may have had a heart attack,’” Trump said.
“I said I was only there for a very short period of time. I went, did a very routine — just a piece of it, the rest of it takes place in January. Did a very routine physical, visited the family, visited a couple of groups, but visited the family of a young soldier who was very badly injured, who was in the operating room.”
