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Donald Trump made a major health announcement live on air after a recent hospital visit. The US President revealed in a live BBC broadcast that he underwent an MRI scan during his trip to Walter Reed National Military Medicine Centre in October. This has caused further questions to be raised regarding the Commander In Chief's health, as well as demands for more transparency from the White House. In a bombshell confession, the 79-year-old US president described his MRI results as “perfect”. However, a journalist on X, formally Twitter, has argued that MRIs are not usually part of standard physical exams unless there is a specific concern requiring further investigation. US journalist Ed Krassenstein shared a clip of Trump speaking to US news reporters. He wrote: "BREAKING. Trump admits that he was given an MRI during his October Walter Reed visit. "MRIs are not routine. They are given when a problem is suspected or to rule out a condition. We need more transparency. Why was the MRI given?" It comes as Trump's second major medical visit to the facility this year, following a full physical in April, the Express reports. Speculation is mounting that the trip may have involved more than just routine testing due to the frequency of his examinations, combined with the decision to conduct advanced imaging. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One earlier this week, Trump admitted: "I got an MRI. It was perfect." Get the latest celebrity gossip and telly news sent straight to your inbox. Sign up to our daily Showbiz newsletter here . When asked what the scan was taken for, he replied: “You can ask the doctors.” Trump also branded the House Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as “low IQ” before recommending that she take the “very hard” cognitive tests that he passed. He said: “If you give her an IQ test, have her pass like the exams that I decided to take when I was at Walter Reed". He added: “Those are very hard… The first couple of questions are easy. A tiger, an elephant, a giraffe, you know. When you get up to about five or six, and then when you get up to 10 and 20 and 25, they couldn’t come close to answering any of those questions.” Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages It was announced by the White House earlier this year that Trump had been diagnosed with a medical condition in his veins called chronic venous insufficiency. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed that Trump had noticed swelling in his legs, prompting a check-up with his doctor, who diagnosed him with the condition. Chronic venous insufficiency is a "benign and common", in older individuals. It happens when leg veins fail to allow blood to flow back to the heart, causing it to pool in the lower limbs.
