Ex-President Donald Trump went on a bizarre rant on his opponent Kamala Harris’ health report, claiming she has ‘dangerous’ conditions that ‘impact her functioning’.
Trump attacked Vice President Harris’ health summary early Tuesday, a few days after she released it, as presidential candidates usually do.
The Republican nominee, who has not released his medical records, put a dramatic spin on Harris’ results.
‘I have just seen Kamala’s Report, and it is not good,’ Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
‘According to her Doctor’s Report, she suffers from “urticaria,” defined as “a rash of round, red welts on the skin that itch intensely, sometimes with dangerous swelling.”
‘She also has “allergic rhinitis and allergic conjunctivitis,” a very messy and dangerous situation.’
Trump, 78, concluded: ‘These are deeply serious conditions that clearly impact her functioning.’
Harris’ White House physician, Joshua Simmons, on Saturday stated that she is ‘a healthy 59-year-old female who has a medical history notable for seasonal allergies and urticaria’.
He added that she has treated her seasonal allergies with over-the-counter medication, and has used ‘allergen immunotherapy’ for her urticaria, more commonly called hives, for three years.
‘Notably, she has never experienced severe symptoms, angioedema, or anaphylaxis,’ read her report.
Trump took his exaggeration further by linking it to the criticism that Harris has not done many interviews with the media.
‘Maybe that is why she can’t answer even the simplest of questions asked by 60 Minutes, and others,’ he said. ‘What is this all about? I don’t have these problems…’
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Harris shared her medical summary to contrast herself from Trump and to challenge him to be transparent on his own history.
Trump called it ‘her completely desperate request’, and claimed that Harris ‘is dying to see my Cholesterol (which is 180!).’
The former president then reverted to his frequent lines that he ‘aced’ two cognitive examinations with ‘exceptional’ scores, and that he previously provided his medical reports.
‘I am far healthier than Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden, but especially, Kamala,’ he wrote in another Truth Social post.
Trump continued that he is ‘far too busy campaigning’ to take another test, with 22 days until the November election.
The ex-president brought up the issue hours later in the late morning, reiterating that Harris’ medical report was ‘really bad’.
‘With all of the problems that she has, there is a real question as to whether or not she should be running for President!’ he wrote.
‘MY REPORT IS PERFECT – NO PROBLEMS!!!’
Trump last released a medical report in November in the form of a three-paragraph letter in which Dr Bruce Aronwald wrote that he was in ‘excellent health’ and that his ‘cognitive exams were exceptional’.
It stated that his most recent laboratory exam remained ‘well within normal limits and was even more favorable than prior testing’ thanks to some weight loss.
Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung bashed Harris when asked about the ex-president’s latest health readings.
‘Kamala Harris has been unable to keep up with the demands of campaigning,’ he said, ‘And reveals on a daily basis she is wholly unqualified to be President of the United States.’
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