He also denied falling asleep at recent White House events and said he has always gotten by on little sleep. When asked about the procedure by the Journal, Trump and his doctor said he got a different form of imaging: a CT scan. The White House declined to make Barbabella available for an interview. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the White House had often referred to the procedure as “advanced imaging” and didn’t address why the president hadn’t corrected the record sooner. He has grown upset with his own White House staff for not promoting him as more vigorous.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 02, 2026 18:36 UTC