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Harris releases medical report saying she’s fit for office; Trump has yet to provide his Trump, 78, pledged to CBS in August that he would release his records, as presidential candidates typically do.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ release of her medical records puts more pressure on former President Donald Trump to release his with just over three weeks until Election Day.
Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday released a summary of her medical records from her White House physician, who deemed her to be “a healthy 59-year-old female who has a medical history notable for seasonal allergies and urticaria.”
The physician, Joshua Simmons, added that she’s been treating her seasonal allergies with over-the-counter allergy medicines and that her urticaria — commonly known as hives — has been treated with “allergen immunotherapy (AIT) for the past three years.”
“Notably, she has never experienced severe symptoms, angioedema, or anaphylaxis,” the physician’s report added.
Simmons also wrote that the vice president eats a healthy diet and engages in regular daily aerobics and core strength training. He added that she drinks occasionally in moderation and does not use tobacco products.
“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,” the vice president’s doctor concluded.
Harris’ last medical exam in April was “unremarkable,” Simmons said, adding that all of her routine exams and bloodwork were “normal.” The report noted Harris’ skin was “normal apart from mild sun damage in sun-exposed areas.”
Presidential candidates typically release their medical records, and presidents tend to have annual exams.
This is the first time Harris’ medical records have been made public.
Former President Donald Trump pledged to CBS in August that he would release his records but has yet to do so.
In a statement Saturday, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said 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.”
Cheung went on to blast Harris, saying Trump “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.”
Trump’s most recent medical report of any kind was a three-paragraph letter in November 2023 that he posted to his Truth Social account, in which Dr. Bruce Aronwold said the former president was in “excellent health.”