President Donald Trump appeared to have little to no understanding of why he underwent an MRI scan during his medical checkup last month, telling reporters aboard Air Force One that he had “no idea” what they analyzed. Asked by a reporter on Friday why he needed an MRI, the president replied that it was part of his physical.

“Getting an MRI is very standard. What, you think I shouldn’t have it? Other people do. The doctor said it was the best result he has ever seen as a doctor. That’s it. I have the physical every year and the result was outstanding I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyze, they analyzed it well and they said that I had as good a result as they’ve ever seen.”

I changed the layout. I hate when they quote then they use 'he replied' and then 'he continued'. It's a MSM thing from the last century from physical newspapers. There's a quote tag. Use it.

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[–] KnilAdlez@hexbear.net 29 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The doctor said it was the best result he has ever seen as a doctor.

As someone who has gotten MRIs in the past, a good reading is called 'unremarkable' (nothing to remark on). I imagine he would be saying how rude the doctor was if his MRIs came back unremarkable.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 16 points 4 months ago

I assume any savvy person around Trump does the same thing. To this face - they tell him exactly what he wants to hear. In documentation that he'll never read - they put the real info. And in this case it's funny because those two things could be polar opposites.

If the situation was unremarkable - the doctor wrote that. But then he told Trump how remarkable the results were. And if they hope Trump can get them a better job - they lathered on the bullshit. Best this best that incredible this incredible that, etc.