President Trump jabs at CBS reporter over MRI questions on Air Force One
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President Donald Trump punched CBS reporter Weijia Jiang during an Air Force One prank on Sunday when the reporter pressed the president on which part of his body to get an MRI.
The president pointed to the reporter and said, “I have no idea. It was just an MRI. What part of the body? It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and I passed.” “I got a perfect grade, something you can’t achieve.”
After bidding farewell to the press, he pointed to another reporter and said, “You too.”
CBS did not immediately return a request for comment.
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President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One en route to Washington, DC, on November 30, 2025. (Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
The president told reporters he would announce the MRI results in October during a joking session.
“If they want to release it, it’s okay for me to release it too,” Trump said. “Perfect.”
white house published a note On October 10, White House physician Sean Barbabella stated that Trump was undergoing advanced imaging as part of a planned follow-up evaluation at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Barbabella said the assessment is part of the president’s ongoing health care plan and includes laboratory testing and preventive health assessments.
TRUMP WAS DECLARED BY THE DOCTOR AFTER WALTER REED’S VISIT THAT ‘THE GENERAL HEALTH IS EXCELLENT’
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One while traveling from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
“Extensive laboratory studies performed in conjunction with the visit were unremarkable, including stable metabolic, hematological, and cardiac parameters,” the memo said in part.
The president has had a series of heated exchanges with female journalists in recent weeks, fueling accusations of bullying and misogyny from his critics, while the White House has defended his transparency.
While taking questions from reporters at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday, CBS News White House correspondent Nancy Cordes pressed Trump about examining Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the Afghan national who killed 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, the suspected gunman in Wednesday’s shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., and another victim, Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, remains in critical condition.
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“Your DoJ IG reported that Afghans brought to the United States this year were subject to extensive review by DHS and the FBI, so why are you blaming the Biden administration?” Cordes asked later.
“Because they let him in. Are you stupid? Are you a stupid person?” Trump responded. “Because they came on a plane with thousands of people who shouldn’t be here. And you’re just asking questions because you’re a stupid person.”
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Fox News’ Ashley Carnahan and Joseph Wulfsohn contributed to this report.
