US Vice President Kamala Harris released a letter from her doctor on Saturday that revealed she is in “excellent health” and “possesses the physical and mental resiliency” required to serve as president.
Harris made her medical information public to draw a contrast with Republican candidate Donald Trump, who has released only limited information about his health over the years, including after his ear was grazed by a bullet during an assassination attempt in July.
Dr. Joshua Simmons, a US Army colonel and physician to the vice president, wrote that Harris, 59, maintains a healthy, active lifestyle and that her most recent physical last April was “unremarkable.”
The report comes three weeks before the highly anticipated US election and concludes that Harris “possesses the physical and mental resiliency required to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency, to include those as Chief Executive, Head of State and Commander in Chief”.
Trump, 78, eagerly questioned President Joe Biden’s health when the 81-year-old president sought reelection.
Since Biden was replaced on the ticket with Harris, who is 59, Trump’s health has drawn more attention.
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Last November, Trump marked Biden’s birthday by releasing a letter from his physician that reported the former president was in “excellent” physical and mental health.
The letter posted on Trump’s social media platform contained no details to support its claims, measures like weight, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels, or any test results.
US voters will cast their ballots for the next president on 5, November.
