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Donald Trump’s Doctor Misrepresented His The POTUS’s Health

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In December 2015, Trump’s private physician, Dr. Harold Bornstein, released a brief letter declaring Trump’s “extraordinary” stamina and physical strength. He added that if elected, Trump would be “the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.” Right away, the public couldn’t help but notice how Trump-esque the letter sounded.

Dr. Bornstein was Trump’s physician for 36 years but soon fell out of his good graces when he revealed to the public that the POTUS takes medication for hair growth. With their relationship severed, Bornstein wasn’t shy about airing the POTUS’s dirty laundry. Mainly, that the previous letters he wrote regarding Trump’s health were dictated by Trump. “He dictated that whole letter. I didn’t write that letter,” Bornstein told CNN in May 2018. “I just made it up as I went along.”