Health: White House: Trump has chronic disease of the leg veins

US President Donald Trump suffers from chronic venous insufficiency – i.e. a disease of the leg veins that occurs especially in the elderly. The president noticed “light swelling” in the lower area of his legs, which is why he was thoroughly examined as a precaution, said government spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt in the White House. She emphasized: “The President is still in the best of health, which you can all experience here every day”. Insufficiency is a non -life -threatening, frequently occurring illness, which occurs especially in people over 70 years. Trump is 79 years old.

His doctors have also not found any signs of deep venous thrombosis or an arterial illness, she said. There is also no evidence of heart failure or kidney dysfunction. “He works around the clock,” she said.

Speculation about Trump’s state of health

In the past few days, Media, according to Leavitt, had speculated about bruising on a hand of Trump and swelling on his legs. She explained the slight bruises on the back of the hand with frequent shaking hands and taking aspirin.

According to Leavitt, Trump’s recent laboratory tests included a complete blood count, a comprehensive metabolic profile and other tests. All results were within the standard, she said.

Trump was in April for the first annual medical examination of his new term as president in a military hospital near Washington. “I never felt better, but still, these things have to be done,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.