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Trump, 77, issues letter lauding his health and weight loss on Biden's 81st birthday

The report, signed by Trump's personal physician, says the GOP frontrunner has lost weight. But it didn't say whether he weighs the same as Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, as Trump has claimed.
Then-President Donald Trump walks past weights and a crane after delivering remarks at the White House in July 2020.

Former President Donald Trump shared a report proclaiming his "exceptional" cognitive health on Monday — a thinly veiled shot at Joe Biden on the president's 81st birthday.

, signed by Trump's personal physician, is heavy on praise but light on detail, describing the overall health of the

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