NCS White House correspondent Kristen Holmes drilled Trump White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about President Donald Trump’s well being, calling BS on her spin on the MRI that was ordered by the president’s physician.
Trump spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One en path to Japan final week, throughout which he bragged about his efficiency on a cognitive test and what he described as a “perfect MRI.”
That revelation sparked questions on Trump’s well being, and at Tuesday’s White House press briefing, Holmes grilled Leavitt on the difficulty. When the press secretary tried to chalk the take a look at as much as routine care, Holmes known as BS and secured a promise to circle again:
NCS WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT KRISTEN HOLMES: Why did President Trump get an MRI throughout his latest go to to Wall Street?
WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY KAROLINE LEAVITT: Look, as President Trump stated, he would inquire with the physicians. I’ll verify again on that.
But because the bodily itself acknowledged, Kristen, and as you all know, since you are all witness to it, each single day the president is in optimum bodily well being.
This was a follow-up appointment, and we supplied an in depth readout of that bodily. I’m comfortable to offer it to you once more, and I can inquire additional.
NCS WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT KRISTEN HOLMES: With all due respect, an MRI is a really particular process. It’s achieved on part of the physique, on the lookout for one thing particular. So it’s not typically a part of any type of routine checkup.
And as well as, President Trump has stated that he desires to be clear. He has instructed us to ask the medical doctors, which we’ve got and haven’t heard again. Why don’t we’ve got extra info on this?
WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY KAROLINE LEAVITT: As I stated, I’ll verify again for you.
Watch above by way of Tuesday afternoon’s edition of Fox News Channel’s America Reports.