Former President Donald Trump responded to Vice President Kamala Harris’ calls for him to release his medical records after she released a summary of hers over the weekend, saying the vice president “is dying to see my Cholesterol.”
“I’ve put out more Medical Exams than any other President in History,” Trump said on Truth Social, while attacking Harris for parts of her medical history released in the summary provided by her office.
Trump went on to attack Harris’ medical records, saying her history with seasonal allergies and hives were “deeply serious conditions that clearly impact her functioning.”
Harris blasted Trump for not releasing his medical records during a rally in Greenville, North Carolina, on Sunday, telling the crowd “He’s not being transparent with the voters. He’s not being transparent. So, check this out — He refuses to release his medical records. I’ve done it. Every other presidential candidate in modern era has done it. He is unwilling to do 60 Minutes interviews, like every other major party candidate has done for more than half a century. He is unwilling to meet for a second debate.”
The White House on Saturday released a letter summarizing her medical history from the vice president’s doctor, US Army physician Dr. Joshua R. Simmons, who said Harris is in “excellent health.”
More on Harris’ medical history: Harris has seasonal allergies and hives and is nearsighted, Simmons’ letter said. Her immunizations and preventive care screenings are all up to date, and her most recent April physical exam and her routine bloodwork have shown no causes for alarm, according to Simmons.
The vice president wears contact lenses, takes a vitamin D3 supplement, and at times uses over-the-counter and prescription allergy medications, including Allegra, nasal spray and eye drops, Simmons wrote. Simmons described her diet as “very healthy,” and said Harris does not use tobacco products and drinks alcohol “only occasionally and in moderation.”
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, said the letter is “most notable in some ways” for what it does not show. “No history of diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, cardiac disease, lung disease, cancer,” Gupta noted, summarizing it as “basically saying (Harris) is fit for duty.”
For context: The medical conditions that affect Harris and that Trump pointed out in his Truth Social posts, including urticaria, allergic rhinitis and allergic conjunctivitis, are not considered serious and would not impact someone’s cognition. Urticaria—a skin condition—“affects 20% of people at some time during their lives,” according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
Trump’s medical history: Trump’s campaign released a letter from his personal physician in November 2023 that described him as being in “excellent” health, but the letter did not include information about the types of tests that Trump took or what the results were. It notably didn’t include basic information that Trump’s physicians have shared in the past, such as his height and weight, cholesterol level or blood pressure.
