Republican presidential candidate former US President Donald Trump addresses the media as he arrives at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on October 18, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan.
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Donald Trump on Friday shrugged off more questions about whether he will release his current medical records, doubling down on his refusal to provide a health update, even as Kamala Harris works to cast doubt on his fitness for the presidency .
The 78-year-old Republican candidate, when asked if he would release his health records, said he has already shared enough information about his medical condition.
“Yes, my health records — I’ve had five tests in the last four years. You’ve got them all,” Trump told a reporter on an airport tarmac after landing in Detroit, Michigan on Friday afternoon.
Trump then appeared to say he was too busy campaigning against Vice President Harris, the Democratic nominee, to take the time to update his records.
“Obviously, I’m in the middle of a very long and very controversial fight,” he said. “We’re ahead. I’ve passed health exams.”
Trump added that “I’ve taken cognitive tests twice and I’ve passed them. That means a perfect score.”
“I want to see her take a cognitive test because she couldn’t get an ace because she wasn’t born smart,” she said, before walking away from the press.
The Trump campaign did not respond to CNBC’s request for additional comment about Trump’s remarks in Michigan.
Trump told CBS News in August that he would be “very happy” to release his medical recordsbut his campaign did not.
Harris, who turns 60 on Sunday, released a detailed health report White House physician on October 12. On the same day, Trump campaign spokesman Steven Chung claimed in a statement that the Republican candidate has “voluntarily released” multiple health reports.
Chung showed a three-paragraph paragraph letter by Dr. Bruce Aronwald, which was shared last November and related to an examination of Trump conducted more than a year ago.
Cheung also referenced two memos drafted in July by Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas, who previously served as Trump’s White House physician. Those memos focused on the injury Trump suffered when he narrowly survived an assassination attempt at a campaign rally on July 13.
Harris, meanwhile, has recently stepped up her health-focused attacks on Trump, who would become the oldest person in US history to be elected president if he wins the Nov. 5 election.
During one rally in North Carolina on Sunday, highlighted Trump’s refusal to release a comprehensive health report, along with his decision not to agree to a second debate.
“It makes you wonder, why does his staff want to hide? One has to wonder, one has to wonder, are they afraid people will see that he’s too weak and unstable to lead America? Is that happening?” Harris said.
On Friday, grab one Politico report that a Trump adviser had told a podcast that the former president backed out of an interview on the show because he was “exhausted.”
Trump has also repealed a handful of others interviews — including one with CNBC — in the final weeks leading up to Election Day.
“If he can’t handle the rigors of the campaign, is he capable of doing the job? I think that’s a fair question,” Harris said at an event in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Harris also questioned Trump’s mental capacity. In a widely publicized Fox News interview Wednesday night, Harris said Trump “is unfit to serve,” “unstable” and “dangerous.”
He has also mocked Trump for his strange town hall event near Philadelphia on Monday night.
After a pair of emergencies interrupted the scheduled question-and-answer session, Trump opted to simply listen to music while standing on stage in front of the crowd. That break, which lasted 39 minutes, featured Trump swaying to music while making a few remarks.
Harris’ account on X reacted dryly: “Hope he’s ok.”