{"id":2518443,"date":"2025-12-07T08:10:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T13:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-jennings-accuses-butthurt-dems-of-fabricating-narrative-on-trumps-supposed-health-concerns\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T08:12:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T13:12:26","slug":"scott-jennings-accuses-butthurt-dems-of-fabricating-narrative-on-trumps-supposed-health-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-jennings-accuses-butthurt-dems-of-fabricating-narrative-on-trumps-supposed-health-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Jennings Accuses &#8216;Butthurt&#8217; Dems of Fabricating Narrative on Trump&#8217;s Supposed Health Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fscott-jennings-accuses-butthurt-dems-of-fabricating-narrative-on-trumps-supposed-health-concerns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2518443&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republican strategist Scott Jennings has strongly denied Democratic suggestions questioning former President Donald Trump&#8217;s health. This follows White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt&#8217;s statement that Trump had an MRI in October as part of a routine executive physical to screen for cardiovascular issues. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-officer-sentenced-nearly-three-years-for-breonna-taylor-raid\/\" title=\"Ex-officer sentenced nearly three years for Breonna Taylor raid\">jennings dismissed<\/a> concerns about Trump&#8217;s health as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weaponization-of-government-panel-says-ftc-orchestrated-aggressive-campaign-to-harass-twitter\/\" title=\"Weaponization of Government Panel Says FTC Orchestrated \u2018Aggressive Campaign to Harass Twitter\u2019\">politically motivated attempts<\/a> by democrats upset over the Biden governance&#8217;s performance. He emphasized that Trump appeared healthy and energetic, citing a recent three-hour Cabinet meeting and his own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-moves-to-block-teaching-critical-race-theory-in-public-schools\/\" title=\"Georgia Moves to Block Teaching Critical Race Theory in Public Schools\">hour-long meeting<\/a> with Trump, during which Trump showed no signs of health problems. Leavitt confirmed that the MRI and other advanced imaging tests were preventive and routine, revealing no abnormalities, and the White House released a physician&#8217;s note affirming Trump&#8217;s excellent overall health. Trump himself expressed uncertainty about which part of his body the MRI focused on but maintained he was well.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Republican strategist Scott Jennings pushed back Tuesday night against growing Democratic insinuations about President Donald Trump&rsquo;s health, saying the entire storyline is bogus.<\/p>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that Trump underwent an MRI in October as part of a routine checkup to rule out cardiovascular issues. During a panel on &ldquo;The Arena with Kasie Hunt,&rdquo; the host pressed Jennings as to why Trump abruptly mentioned an MRI and whether it signaled confusion or health concerns. Jennings dismissed the entire premise outright.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I honestly think this is an attempt to create a narrative about this guy that just doesn&rsquo;t exist because Democrats are so butthurt over having to live through the humiliation of the White House under Biden, claiming he was fine when he clearly wasn&rsquo;t,&rdquo; Jennings told Hunt.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They want to transfer that to Donald Trump. It&rsquo;s just not the same. It&rsquo;s not true. And, you know, I can only speak from my personal experience. He seemed fine to me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Jennings noted that Trump had led a marathon three-hour Cabinet meeting earlier Tuesday before taking questions from reporters, as he typically does.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I saw the man a few days ago in the Oval Office for about an hour. He looked and sounded fine to me. We talked about a wide range of issues. There were people coming and going. It was as bustling as it&rsquo;s ever been in there when I&rsquo;ve been in there,&rdquo; Jennings added. &ldquo;And I didn&rsquo;t notice anything at all. And so I watched most of the Cabinet meeting today, which took a very long time because it lasted three hours. And at the end of it, the president then did his customary gaggle with the press and answered all of their questions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt told reporters the MRI was part of Trump&rsquo;s routine executive physical and said he remains in excellent overall health. She said the White House ordered advanced imaging because men in Trump&rsquo;s age group benefit from a thorough cardiovascular and abdominal evaluation, explaining that the scans serve a preventive purpose by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >identifying potential issues early<\/a> and confirming long-term vitality.<\/p>\n<p>She also said the scans revealed no inflammation or clotting and that his abdominal imaging looked normal. Leavitt&nbsp;said this level of detailed testing is standard for an executive physical.<\/p>\n<p>The White House released a physician&rsquo;s note affirming Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;excellent overall health,&rdquo; which aligned with Trump&rsquo;s own comments to reporters Sunday after he casually mentioned the MRI. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/trump-says-hell-release-mri-results-but-doesnt-know-what-part-of-his-body-was-scanned\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> he had &ldquo;no idea&rdquo; what part of his body doctors had examined.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated on Monday that Trump had an MRI in October during a routine exam to check for cardiovascular problems. On the show &#8220;The Arena with Kasie Hunt,&#8221; Jennings was asked why Trump suddenly mentioned the MRI and if it indicated confusion or health issues, but he dismissed these suggestions entirely. Jennings said Democrats are trying to create a misleading story because they are upset about Biden&#8217;s presidency and want to project similar doubts onto Trump, which he says is untrue based on his personal experience. He pointed out that Trump led a lengthy three-hour Cabinet meeting earlier that day and answered reporters&#8217; questions afterward as usual.<\/p>\n<p>Jennings added that he recently spent about an hour with Trump in the Oval Office, where the president appeared healthy and engaged amid a busy environment. Leavitt explained that the MRI was part of an advanced screening typical for men of Trump&#8217;s age group to detect any potential cardiovascular or abdominal concerns early on. She confirmed there were no signs of inflammation or clotting, and all imaging results were normal. The White House released a doctor&#8217;s note affirming Trump&#8217;s excellent overall health, consistent with his own remarks after casually mentioning the MRI scan without knowing which body part was examined<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2518444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2025-12-03T182411.736.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,40551,36160,38862,62584],"class_list":["post-2518443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-media-narrative","tag-political-controversy","tag-scott-jennings","tag-trump-health"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2025-12-03T182411.736.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2518443"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2518447,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518443\/revisions\/2518447"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2518444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2518443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2518443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2518443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}