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BumRushDaShow

(173,233 posts)
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 07:03 PM 6 hrs ago

Jamie Raskin Expands Probe Into Trump's Health Amid Reports Of His 22 Doctors

Source: Huff Post

Jun 18, 2026, 11:23 AM EDT | Updated 7 hours ago


WASHINGTON — Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Thursday expanded his probe into President Donald Trump’s health, demanding the White House physician provide Congress with a complete list of his medications, the names of his nearly two dozen doctors and the results from the president’s most recent physical exam.

“It has apparently taken 22 medical specialists to pronounce President Donald Trump in ‘excellent health,’” Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, says in a letter to Captain Sean P. Barbabella, the president’s physician. “The White House has so far refused to say who all those doctors were, what are the specialties they practice in, and most importantly, why a routine physical for a man supposedly in ‘excellent health’ required a medical team nearly the size of a major league baseball team roster.”

Raskin notes that on May 26, Trump spent three hours at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, D.C., in his third visit to the hospital in 13 months. Beyond that, Trump has admitted to taking 325 milligrams of aspirin daily — four times the standard dose, while displaying persistent hand bruising covered in makeup and recurrent leg swelling.

“That does not sound like a patient in ‘excellent health,’” he said.

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jamie-raskin-probe-trump-health_n_6a33fc83e4b057a50ceb6c02?origin=home-whats-happening-unit



Link to LETTER (inquiry) (PDF) - https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=https://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/athena/files/2026/06/18/6a34075ee4b0dfdabcebe5d2.pdf
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Jamie Raskin Expands Probe Into Trump's Health Amid Reports Of His 22 Doctors (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago OP
Who knows what the hell he is consuming vapor2 6 hrs ago #1
Seems like we were pretty much kept posted on the health of previous Presidents...as I recall anyway... wcmagumba 5 hrs ago #2
Maybe if he didn't take so much aspirin his hands wouldn't be bruising. littlemissmartypants 5 hrs ago #3
From my own experience PatSeg 5 hrs ago #4
You're correct. Physical symptoms are rarely attributable to a single source. littlemissmartypants 5 hrs ago #5
Ha, ha! PatSeg 5 hrs ago #6
CHF is a concern. But not by me for him. littlemissmartypants 4 hrs ago #9
I'll leave that to karma PatSeg 3 hrs ago #14
With the betting market wide open karma could be risking its own life trying to make a prediction. littlemissmartypants 3 hrs ago #16
It's been suggested that Trump... keep_left 5 hrs ago #7
Trump knows that he is taking a higher dose for aspirin as a prophylactic against heart attacks... littlemissmartypants 4 hrs ago #8
As a cardiac patient, I take a 325 daily, but in my case it isn't contraindicated. eggplant 3 hrs ago #13
I'm sorry to hear about your difficulties, eggplant. littlemissmartypants 3 hrs ago #15
Not sure of his other ailments, but the hand bruising is from him constantly swatting the FailureToCommunicate 3 hrs ago #10
You win!🏆 MLAA 46 min ago #17
Body by Team Frankenstein xuplate 3 hrs ago #11
Whoever wrote this is confusing low dose with standard dose. mwmisses4289 3 hrs ago #12
He has CHF. valleyrogue 5 min ago #18

vapor2

(5,097 posts)
1. Who knows what the hell he is consuming
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 07:09 PM
6 hrs ago

Ronny Jackson was passing out miscellaneous drugs during his first term

wcmagumba

(6,869 posts)
2. Seems like we were pretty much kept posted on the health of previous Presidents...as I recall anyway...
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 07:29 PM
5 hrs ago

littlemissmartypants

(35,361 posts)
3. Maybe if he didn't take so much aspirin his hands wouldn't be bruising.
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 07:32 PM
5 hrs ago

Not that I care. It's just a contraindication.

FDT

PatSeg

(53,910 posts)
4. From my own experience
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 07:48 PM
5 hrs ago

The hand-bruising is more likely the result of IV's and blood withdrawal, though the aspirin could contribute . As we get older, the bruising tends to get worse.

I'm wondering how often he is receiving medication through an IV. They can do this at the White House. It would be nice if they would be honest with the public, but I'm not holding my breath for that one.

littlemissmartypants

(35,361 posts)
5. You're correct. Physical symptoms are rarely attributable to a single source.
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 07:53 PM
5 hrs ago

For all we know, he's slamming his hands against the door jambs in his living quarters upstairs while he wanders around alone in the dark.

PatSeg

(53,910 posts)
6. Ha, ha!
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 08:07 PM
5 hrs ago

I'm more inclined to blame IVs though. I've had bruises all over both my hands and arms from needles/IVs.

After seeing the swollen ankles, it does look like he is being treated for congestive heart failure and being he vehemently denies ANY heart condition, that would be my first guess. The more he denies something, the more likely it is the truth.

littlemissmartypants

(35,361 posts)
9. CHF is a concern. But not by me for him.
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 09:17 PM
4 hrs ago

I can think of other ways that I'd like to see him depart his mortal coil, but drowning in his own secretions will do.

The certain unpleasantness of the sensation of drowning is something that he more than deserves.

PatSeg

(53,910 posts)
14. I'll leave that to karma
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 10:13 PM
3 hrs ago

But it is still mindboggling how long and how often he has evaded deserved repercussions throughout his life.

Meanwhile, he has accumulated a HUGE karmic debt and I believe on some level he knows that. When he is alone at night, I think he lives in morbid fear of what is coming. A normal person would have friends and/or family around them at night, but no one wants to spend time with him. That might explain all the endless tweet storms.

littlemissmartypants

(35,361 posts)
16. With the betting market wide open karma could be risking its own life trying to make a prediction.
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 10:20 PM
3 hrs ago

He's got to be miserable. But I believe he enjoys it.

He just wants everyone else to be miserable, too. I think that is how he achieves the psychopath's version of happiness.

keep_left

(3,241 posts)
7. It's been suggested that Trump...
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 08:10 PM
5 hrs ago

…has been receiving regular infusions of IV biologics. What those biologics are being used to treat is anyone’s guess (early dementia, heart disease?). But that would help explain the hand bruises, especially when combined with the high daily doses of aspirin.

littlemissmartypants

(35,361 posts)
8. Trump knows that he is taking a higher dose for aspirin as a prophylactic against heart attacks...
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 09:09 PM
4 hrs ago

Than what has been traditionally recommended which was a single 81mg (baby) aspirin daily.

But he refuses to take a lower dose.

From the article:

Trump has admitted to taking 325 milligrams of aspirin daily — four times the standard dose, while displaying persistent hand bruising covered in makeup and recurrent leg swelling.


For all we know, he uses it as an excuse to explain the bruises.

Aspirin is no longer widely recognized as an effective prevention like it once was either.

It is not recommended for many and has been recommended as ineffective, producing more harm than good in many cases.

Medical guidelines generally advise against routine aspirin use for primary prevention in people over 70 due to bleeding risks.

I posted for all those people who are unaware of the relationship between bruises and aspirin.

eggplant

(4,254 posts)
13. As a cardiac patient, I take a 325 daily, but in my case it isn't contraindicated.
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 10:10 PM
3 hrs ago

It can make you bleedy, but usually in combination with other drugs.

littlemissmartypants

(35,361 posts)
15. I'm sorry to hear about your difficulties, eggplant.
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 10:15 PM
3 hrs ago

For the benefit of those following, could you please share some examples of those medications that, if combined with aspirin, can exacerbate bleeding risks?

Thank you ❤️

FailureToCommunicate

(14,625 posts)
10. Not sure of his other ailments, but the hand bruising is from him constantly swatting the
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 09:41 PM
3 hrs ago

"good angel" from his shoulder, so he can listen to the evil one.

mwmisses4289

(5,052 posts)
12. Whoever wrote this is confusing low dose with standard dose.
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 09:53 PM
3 hrs ago

325mg is a standard dose for one regular tablet, 81mg is low dose for heart prevention. According to the directions on my bottle of aspirin, people age 12+ are to take 1-2 every four hours or 3 every six hours, not to exceed 12 tablets in a twenty four hour period. I seem to remember reading somewhere recently where trump claimed to take almost double that in a 24 hour period.
I usually take no more than two, maybe three, a day to help with joint pain.

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