A congresswoman has made an extraordinary claim that Donald Trump is being treated for Alzheimer’s. California Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove posted photos of the US preisdent appearing to doze off during a Cabinet meeting and showing his bruises. She speculated that he might be on Leqembi, a drug used to treat early-stage Alzheimer’s.

Ms Kamlager-Dove wrote on X: “The Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi: Is administered through an infusion (for example, through the hand), can cause swelling, bleeding, or fluid leakage in the brain, requiring regular MRIs, can cause tiredness. Curious.” Her post prompted several people to mock Mr Trump, with one person commenting, “Oh look, it’s President Sleepy”.

Others called for the release of his medical records. One person wrote: “He’s the healthiest person ever, right? Shouldn’t be a problem.”

However, some accused Ms Kamlager-Dove of hypocrisy for not criticising former President Joe Biden in the same way. “Cool, now do Joe Biden,” one person said.

Another added: “Oh, good grief! Could you possibly speculate anymore? The guy shakes hands ALL day. We’ve already established the bruise. Perfectly normal.”

White House physician Sean Barbabella said on Monday that the president “remains in perfect overall health” following a “comprehensive executive physical”.

In a memo, he confirmed that advanced imaging of Mr Trump’s heart and abdomen returned “perfectly normal” results.

The day before, Mr Trump revealed he had undergone an MRI scan, but was unsure which part of his body was examined.

He said: “I have no idea. It was just an MRI – what part of the body? It wasn’t the brain, because I took a cognitive test and I aced it.”

Mr Barbabella noted that the president underwent a physical in October “because men in his age group benefit from thorough evaluation of cardiovascular and abdominal health”.

He added that there was no evidence of arterial narrowing that could hinder blood flow or abnormalities in the president’s heart or major vessels.