ReutersKamala Harris has released her medical records, concluding she is in “good health” and fit to serve as president.
After the revelation, the Democratic nominee for the next US president accused Donald Trump of lacking transparency by not releasing his health records.
The vice president also claimed that her Republican rival “doesn’t want the American people to see whether he is fit to be president.”
Without disclosing Trump’s medical records, the former president’s team quoted his doctor as saying he was in “excellent health.”
The Trump campaign said the Republican candidate’s campaign schedule is “extremely busy and active” and claimed Harris “does not have President Trump’s stamina.”
Both sides traded accusations after the White House released a medical report saying Vice President Harris “has the physical and mental resiliency necessary to serve as president.”
Dr. Joshua Simmons, a U.S. Army colonel who has been Harris’ doctor for more than three years, wrote that her most recent physical exam in April was “nothing unusual,” adding that she remains healthy and healthy. Active lifestyle.
He also noted that she had a family history of colon cancer and suffered from allergies, and said she had been adhering to recommended preventive care, including colonoscopies and annual mammograms.
After the medical records were released, a Harris campaign spokesperson posted on social media: “It’s your turn, Donald Trump.”
Before campaigning in North Carolina, Harris also sought to cast doubt on her opponent’s mental acuity and how he “goes off topic.”
U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyDemocrats have been attacking the 78-year-old Trump’s age and mental health, months after Republicans made similar criticisms of President Joe Biden before he dropped out of the race.
If reelected in November, Trump will end his second term as the oldest sitting president in U.S. history at age 82 — though that record will be shared with Biden, who also leaves office in January. Same age.
In response to pressure from Harris’ camp, the Trump campaign’s communications director Steven Chang said he had “voluntarily released” updates from his personal physician and the doctor who treated him after the incident. There was an assassination attempt on him this summer in Butler, Pennsylvania..
“Everyone concluded that he was in very good health and could serve as commander-in-chief,” Zhang added.
He also cited a medical letter from November 2023, which stated that Trump’s “physical examination was well within normal limits and his cognitive examination was excellent.”
National polls show Harris still slightly ahead of Trump But the numbers in battleground states are very close.
