Trump’s daily aspirin dose ‘makes no sense’: CNN medical analyst

A CNN medical analyst dismissed President Trump’s daily aspirin routine as unsound, saying the the commander-in-chief’s explanation for taking a full-strength 325-milligram dose “makes no sense” — though the White House credited the practice for “his exceptional cardiovascular health.”

Dr. Jonathan Reiner, a board-certified cardiologist who teaches medicine and surgery at George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, was reacting Thursday to a Wall Street Journal interview with the president.

Trump told The Journal that for about 25 years, he has been declining doctor recommendations to take a lower dosage of aspirin — insisting that the 325 milligrams he regularly ingests helps prevent heart problems.

The president acknowledged that the aspirin causes him to bruise easily. Trump has been seen in recent months with bandages and discoloration on his hands.

He explained that he believes aspirin helps keep his blood from clotting and credited it with protecting his heart, saying he doesn’t want “thick blood pouring through my heart.”

Reiner said Trump’s rationale reflected misunderstanding of how aspirin works.

“That makes no sense. That actually makes nonsense,” the doc told CNN.

“So first of all, when we use any kind of anticoagulant, medications to prevent clotting, those don’t thin the blood. It’s not like changing something from gumbo to chicken soup. It doesn’t make it thinner. It makes you less likely to clot.”

He added that Trump’s dosage was far outside modern norms, particularly for older patients.

“The president apparently is taking 325 milligrams of aspirin per day, which is essentially one adult-sized aspirin tablet,” Reiner said.

“But the dosage that we use for patients, even with documented coronary artery disease, is a quarter of that. It’s 81 milligrams per day … It makes no sense to me.”

Reiner said he was trying to figure out why Trump “is taking an unorthodox dose of aspirin.”

Trump addressed the matter on Truth Social on Friday.

“The White House Doctors have just reported that I am in ‘PERFECT HEALTH,’ and that I ‘ACED’ (Meaning, was correct on 100% of the questions asked!), for the third straight time, my Cognitive Examination, something which no other President, or previous Vice President, was willing to take,” the president wrote on his social media site.

He added that he believes candidates for president or vice president “should be mandatorily forced to take a strong, meaningful, and proven Cognitive Examination.”

“Our great Country cannot be run by ‘STUPID’ or INCOMPETENT PEOPLE! President DJT,” Trump wrote.

Asked for comment by The Post, the White House provided a statement from the president’s doctor.

“The president takes 325 milligrams of daily aspirin to maintain his exceptional cardiovascular health,” said Dr. Sean Barbabella, the White House physician and a career Navy medical officer who oversees Trump’s day-to-day health and emergency readiness.

Trump told The Journal that he dismissed medical advice to switch to a lower dose, describing himself as “a little superstitious” about changing a routine he has followed for decades.

He also confirmed that doctors diagnosed him with chronic venous insufficiency after he experienced swelling in his lower legs.

He said he briefly wore compression socks as part of the treatment but stopped using them because he disliked how they felt, adding that the swelling has since improved as he gets up and walks around more during the day.

In the interview, Trump said he regrets undergoing advanced imaging scans last fall, arguing that the tests fueled unnecessary speculation about his health despite showing no serious problems.

He said he remains in excellent condition, repeatedly citing what he called his “good genetics,” and brushed off concerns related to his age.