President Donald Trump has given his followers an update on his recent medical tests after some shared worries over his health.
The POTUS, 79, took to Truth Social to reassure people that he is in "perfect health" after undergoing recent tests.
It comes after the publication of a Wall Street Journal interview that touched on the frequent bruises visible on his hands, his hearing, and a recent CT scan he underwent, as it examined his health at the end of the first year of his second term in office.
Trump took to Truth Social to claim: "The White House Doctors have just reported that I am in 'PERFECT HEALTH,' and that I 'ACED' (Meaning, was correct on 100% of the questions asked!), for the third straight time, my Cognitive Examination, something which no other President, or previous Vice President, was willing to take."
He added: "P.S., I strongly believe that anyone running for President, or Vice President, should be mandatorily forced to take a strong, meaningful, and proven Cognitive Examination.
"Our great Country cannot be run by 'STUPID' or INCOMPETENT PEOPLE! President DJT."
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One area critics have focused on is Trump's hands, which have often appeared bruised or covered in make-up.
The White House had attributed the bruising to the president's frequent handshaking with people he meets, which had allegedly caused the marks.
Trump, who is set to turn 80 years old in June, revealed that he believes it's due to the daily aspirin he takes, which is a higher dose than is usually recommended.
He told the WSJ that his doctors would "rather have me take the smaller one [baby aspirin]. I take the larger one, but I’ve done it for years, and what it does do, is it causes bruising.
"They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart. I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense?"
Trump and his physician, Dr. Sean Barbabella, also clarified that the president underwent a CT scan during a physical examination at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center October 10, not an MRI as previously claimed.
The president added to the outlet: "I would have been a lot better off if they didn’t [do the scan], because the fact that I took it said, ‘Oh gee, is something wrong?’ Well, nothing’s wrong."
Trump also denied claims that he sometimes has trouble hearing people in meetings and said that the photos of him "dozing off" during public events were actually just taken while he was "blinking".
He also revealed that golf is his main form of exercise is golf as he finds other workouts "boring".
Trump's health has been in the spotlight in the past year after the White House acknowledged in July that he was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a blood circulation issue that causes swelling in the lower legs.
He also revealed that he'd tried to wear compression socks to help with the symptoms but stopped as "I didn’t like them."
Following the release of the WSJ interview, Barbabella released a statement saying that Trump "remains in exceptional health and perfectly suited to execute his duties as Commander in Chief."
If Trump completes his four-year term in January 2029, he will make history as the oldest man to ever hold office, beating his predecessor Joe Biden who currently holds that accolade.