Donald Trump underwent an MRI scan in October, although he claimed it was part of a routine physical checkup. Meanwhile, the president claimed he didn’t know what body part was scanned, a claim not everyone agrees on. A doctor now calls out the president for not telling the truth.

On October 10, Trump underwent an MRI scan at Walter Reed Medical Center. White House doctor Sean Barbabella released a memo stating that the president underwent “advanced imaging, laboratory testing, and preventive health assessments.

Later, Trump confirmed to reporters aboard Air Force One, en route to Japan, that he had an MRI.

“We had an MRI, MRI and the machine, you know, the whole thing, and it was perfect. Nobody has ever given you reports like I gave you, and if I didn’t think it was going to be good, either I would let you know negatively, I wouldn’t run, I’d do something. But the doctors said some of the best reports for the age, some of the best reports they’ve ever seen,” he said.

The White House has been dodging saying too much about Trump’s health, except that he is in an ‘extraordinary’ condition. Questions about the MRI and what they were really looking for have been raised in press briefings time and time again.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shared an update in mid-November. She said the president “remains in exceptional physical health” after concerns in recent months, among them pictures of Trump with swollen ankles and bruises on his hands.

Doctor calls out Donald Trump for lying about MRI scan details
“As stated in the memo provided on October 10th, President Trump received advanced imaging at Walter Reed Medical Center as part of his routine physical examination,” Leavitt continued. “The full results were reviewed by attending radiologists and consultants, and all agreed that President Trump remains in exceptional physical health.”

A former White House doctor previously claimed that the president and his administration are ‘hiding something’ in connection with the MRI scan. Meanwhile, the president claimed he had “no idea” what body part was scanned.

Now, Dr. Vin Gupta, medical analyst for NBC News and former Chief Medical Officer at Amazon, has called out Donald Trump’s claim about not knowing what was scanned.

“You know when you get an MRI what part of your body is going into the very narrow part of that MRI scanner because you hear it. You have to be in there for, you know, anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes,” Gupta said on the MeidasTouch Podcast.

“The notion that he doesn’t know what got scanned is nonsensical because he’s hearing the magnet beat, and it’s for minutes,” he continued. “It’s not for seconds, so he definitely knows what got scanned.”

New theory about Trump’s MRI scan
The doctor continued, saying that medical professionals rarely order an MRI during a routine physical check-up. Why? The scans tend to show “a lot of false positives.”

“It’s actually a terrible screening tool,” Dr. Vin Gupta added. “The fact that his team is saying, ‘Hey, he got this MRI. It’s part of an executive physical, part of his routine physical,’ is utter nonsense. That’s not a part of a routine physical exam.”

The doctor proposed a new theory about why Trump got an MRI. According to Gupta, they may “look for evidence of cognitive dysfunction.”

“We talked about primary screening tools and MRIs not an appropriate thing to do, even if we’re the leader of the free world, you need to have a reason. Could I see his doctor say, ‘Hey, you know we’re worried about his neurologic status,’ or they are seeing something that they’re not coming clear on with the public, and prompting MRIs every so often? Yeah, that would make sense. That would actually be entirely appropriate to do,” he explained.

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