President Donald Trump has opened up about his long-running aspirin habit, admitting he takes the medication partly because of the psychological comfort it gives him, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
The 80-year-old president also acknowledged that his doctors have encouraged him to take a smaller dose, but he has no plans to give up his preferred “big” pill.
During an Ohio campaign event, Trump explained why he continues taking aspirin every day.
“I take an aspirin a day. I don’t know if it works, but psychologically I need it,” he confessed.
“It thins the h— out of your blood, I guess. I don’t know if it works or not, but I’ve been doing it for a long time,” Trump continued. “And here I am making speeches.”
Trump said he likes the brand Bayer, referring to it as the “little yellow” pill. “I take the big one.”
The president acknowledged that his doctors would prefer him to reduce his dosage.
“They want me to go down to the 80. I take the 386. I don’t know what the h— it is. It’s a monster,” he said.
“They said, ‘Sir, you don’t need that!’ I said, ‘Do me a favor, I’ve been doing okay for 35 years. Leave me alone,'” Trump added.
He also joked about the appearance of the smaller pill, saying, “But it’s tiny; it doesn’t look right.”
Trump then said, hypothetically, “I’ll switch to the little tiny thing, but then something bad will happen, and I’ll say ‘you son of a b—- doctor.'”
Trump has previously discussed his attachment to the higher-dose aspirin with The Wall Street Journal, admitting that he is “a little superstitious” about the routine.
“They’d rather have me take the smaller one,” Trump told the outlet. “I take the larger one, but I’ve done it for years, and what it does do is it causes bruising.”
“They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart,” he continued. “I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense?”
He has described taking 325 milligrams daily for over 25 years.