After months of public pressure, Donald Trump has agreed to release his medical records. The Republican presidential candidate made the announcement on Twitter on Thursday, promising that his medical report will “show perfection.”
I consider my health, stamina and strength one of my greatest assets.The world has watched me for many years and can so testify-great genes!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 3, 2015
As a presidential candidate, I have instructed my long-time doctor to issue, within two weeks, a full medical report-it will show perfection
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 3, 2015
Trump’s pledge came hours after Politico published an article about his refusal to make his records public. As the news site reported, Trump said in a 1999 “Larry King Live” interview that all candidates should be prepared to make them public.
“You don’t want to get into a situation where you elect someone and then you find he’s terminally ill and he’ll be in office for about three months,” Trump, who was then considering a third-party presidential run, told King.
The billionaire mogul would take office at the age of 70 if elected, making him the oldest person to assume the presidency.