After mixed signals, Trump shares some medical info with Dr.
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| Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump |
During his talk with Dr. Oz — taped Wednesday for broadcast on Thursday — the Republican presidential nominee shared a one-page summary of details just hours after his campaign had said he wouldn't, according to a general summary of the program.
"Dr. Oz took Mr. Trump through a full review of systems," said a statement from the publicist for The Dr. Oz Show, including the head and neck, hormone levels, respiratory health, and "family medical history." The statement did not provide specifics.
The statement said the physical exam Trump shared was performed last week by Dr. Harold Bornstein, Trump's personal physician who in a letter last year proclaimed that Trump would be the "healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency."
Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway had told Fox News earlier in the day that "if he is asked a question about his health or his stamina, I’m sure he’ll be happy to answer it. He’s always happy to answer.”
However, Conway said the discussion would be general in nature and that Trump would publicly release results from a recent physical "when he get the results from his doctor." Conway said that would be as soon as this week, while other aides have simply said it would be soon.
The taping was closed to the press, so Trump's comments may not surface publicly until Thursday.
Audience members later told reporters that Trump expressed a desire to lose weight -- some said Trump reported it currently at 230 pounds; others at 267 pounds. The audience also reported that Trump said his cholesterol is down thanks to the drug Statin.
While Oz told Fox News he wanted to ask Trump "pointed questions about his health," he also said he wouldn't press his guest on the issue.
“It’s his decision," Oz told FOX News Radio’s Kilmeade & Friends. "The metaphor for me is, this is a doctor’s office, the studio. So, I’m not going to ask him questions he doesn’t want to have answered."
Trump has repeatedly questioned Clinton's health and stamina, but he has not referred to her health since Sunday's news that she had been diagnosed with pneumonia.
The GOP nominee has also not released medical records beyond a December statement claiming that Trump would be "the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency."
The campaign had suggested that Trump would discuss his recent physical with Oz, before Wednesday morning signaling he wouldn't.
Then aides said early Wednesday that the program did not amount to release a records, and that Trump would not discuss details of his records.
Hours later came word that Trump had indeed provided at least a partial summary.
Daughter Ivanka joined her father during a discussion that included Trump's "views on major health care policy including their recently announced child care plan and the major health care issues facing this country," the program said.
In his Fox interview, Oz said he doesn't think Trump would release "embarrassing" details on the program.
"I also don’t want to talk about anybody else," Oz said. "We’re not going to be talking about Secretary Clinton for sure."
In the wake of Clinton's health situation, Democrats are starting to challenge Trump over his health.
"He’s 70 years old, he’s not slim and trim," said Senate Democratic leader of Harry Reid of Nevada. "He brags about eating fast food every day.”
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