Trump says Saturday hospital visit was part of checkup; cholesterol is down

President Trump’s spokeswoman tried to swat down rumors about his health Monday night with a memor from Trump’s doctor saying his trip to Walter Reed hospital over the weekendwas a “routine, planned interim checkup.”

Not only that, Trump, 73, had some good health news — his total cholesterol is 165, which according to the Mayo Clinic website is “desirable.”

Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham released a memo from Trump’s doctor, Navy commander Dr. Sean P. Conley, without comment.

“Despite some of the speculation, the President has not had any chest pain, nor was he evaluated or treated for any urgent or acute issues. Specifically, he did not undergo any specialized cardiac or neurologic evaluations,” Conley wrote.

Trump’s trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center was “part of the regular, primary preventative care he receives throughout the year,” Conley said. “Due to scheduling uncertainties, the trip was kept off the record.

Trump’s exam lasted “a little more than an hour," Conley said. Afterward, his memo said, Trump briefly toured the hospital, visiting with medical staff and the family of a wounded soldier.

Conley said he is planning a “more comprehensive examination” of Trump in 2020, and that he’ll incorporate the results of this weekend’s test results into the report he prepares then.

But the news about Trump’s cholesterol was somehow too good for the White House to keep under wraps.

Conley reported — with Trump’s permission — that besides his total cholesterol level of 165 milligrams per declister, Trump has an HDL or “good” cholesterol level of 70 mg/dL, and an LDL or “bad” cholesterol level of 84 mg/dL.