Story highlights Jackson touted the President's "good genes"

Jackson said Trump urged the doctor to "answer every question" from the media

Washington (CNN) Dr. Ronny Jackson, the presidential physician, gushed about President Donald Trump's health during a briefing before the White House press corps on Tuesday, touting the President's "good genes," how he did "exceedingly well" on his cognitive test and his "excellent" cardiac health.

Jackson said Trump urged the doctor to "answer every question" the media had before he stepped up to the podium, and he did so with gusto during an almost hour-long briefing with the media, in a remarkable show of transparency.

Here is some of the praise Jackson lavished on Trump during Tuesday's briefing:

'Incredible genes'

The President doesn't have a daily physical fitness routine, the doctor said. And Trump's penchant for Diet Coke, McDonald's, red meat and vanilla ice cream has been widely reported.

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