Trump’s Late-Night Health Report Quietly Reveals 14-Pound Weight Gain

President Donald Trump’s latest medical report was supposed to reassure the public that the 79-year-old commander in chief remains in “excellent health.”

Instead, the late-Friday release tucked away a detail that immediately raised eyebrows: Trump has gained 14 pounds since his last physical in April 2025.

The report, released by White House physician Capt. Sean Barbabella, says Trump now weighs 238 pounds, up from 224 pounds last year. At 6-foot-3, that puts him at a body mass index of 29.7, just shy of the official obesity threshold of 30.

That number places Trump squarely in the overweight category and only a few pounds away from the obese range, according to the widely used BMI scale. During the final year of his first term in 2020, Trump reportedly weighed 244 pounds, which pushed him into the obese category.

The White House memo still painted a glowing picture of the president’s health, saying Trump remains in “excellent health.” But buried inside the three-page report was a recommendation that Trump lose weight and increase his exercise.

That detail stood out because Trump has long made the health, age and stamina of his political rivals a central part of his public attacks. Now, with his own weight climbing and questions about his physical condition resurfacing, the president is facing the kind of scrutiny he has often directed at others.

The timing of the report also drew attention. The White House released it late Friday, a classic political move often used to bury inconvenient news heading into the weekend.

The report comes as Trump continues to make repeated public jokes about a “very fat friend” who he claims has been using weight-loss drugs. At rallies and public events, Trump has mocked the unnamed person’s size while talking about the cost of weight-loss medication in the United Kingdom compared with the United States.

“I saw him recently and he’s actually fatter than ever,” Trump said in January.

Those remarks are now drawing fresh attention as Trump’s own health numbers show a double-digit weight gain.

The report also raised questions among some outside medical observers. Dr. Jonathan Reiner, a CNN medical analyst and professor of medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine, pointed out what he described as an odd discrepancy in the memo.

According to Reiner, the report said Trump’s ankle edema had “improved” compared with last year’s exam, even though the prior report apparently did not list ankle edema in the first place.

That detail fueled more speculation over whether the White House report gave the full picture of Trump’s health or carefully massaged the language to avoid political fallout.

The president’s physical condition has become an increasingly sensitive topic as he continues one of the most demanding jobs in the world at 79 years old. While the White House insists there is nothing to worry about, the newly revealed weight gain, the recommendation to exercise more and the questions about swelling in his legs are likely to keep the conversation alive.

Trump has built much of his political image around strength, stamina and dominance. But the latest report shows a president whose health statistics are becoming harder to spin away.

And while the White House says he remains in “excellent health,” critics are already asking why such a significant weight gain was quietly tucked into a late-night medical memo instead of addressed openly.