US President Donald Trump is taking a larger daily dose of aspirin than his doctors usually recommend, citing concerns about blood thickness, according to an interview with The Wall Street Journal reported by Reuters.
“They say aspirin is good for thinning the blood, and I don’t want thick blood running through my heart,” Trump told the WSJ in an interview published Thursday (Jan. 1). “I want nice, thin blood flowing through my heart. Does that make sense?”
Age and fitness in focus
Trump, 79, is the second-oldest US president after his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden, who left office aged 82 after dropping his bid for re-election in 2024 amid questions about his health.
Health control over bruises
Trump’s health has drawn attention in recent months after visible bruising on his hands and reports that he underwent a brain scan in October.
The doctor confirms a daily dose of 325 mg
Trump’s doctor, Sean Barbabella, told the paper that the president takes 325 milligrams of aspirin a day for heart prevention — a dose higher than the commonly prescribed low dose of 81 milligrams of aspirin recommended by the Mayo Clinic for many older adults.
The White House previously said the bruise was the result of Trump shaking his hands frequently and described the scan as precautionary.
Barbabella told the newspaper that the president ended up getting a CT scan rather than an MRI. Barbabella said doctors opted for a CT scan “to definitively rule out any cardiovascular problems,” adding that the results showed no abnormalities, according to Reuters.
