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Vice President Harris on Saturday released a 

, a document that her campaign will use to try to draw another contrast with former President Donald Trump.

This is the first time Harris, 59, has released a medical report. Similar to 

reports released by previous commanders-in-chief

, the two-page letter from Dr. Joshua Simmons, her White House Medical Unit physician since Jan. 2021, says that Harris is in excellent health and has “the physical and mental resiliency required to successfully execute the duties of the presidency.”

Here are some of the highlights from Harris' medical report:

This medical disclosure come as Harris and Trump seem locked in a tie, less than a month before Election Day — each looking for ways to shake up the race and win over the small number of undecided or persuadable voters in swing states.

By releasing the information, the campaign will underscore the fact that Trump has not, a senior campaign aide told reporters, speaking on condition of anonymity ahead of the document’s release.

Harris’ campaign will raise questions about whether, Trump, 78, is up to the job, and point to rambling and 

 and unwillingness to debate as signs that he has slipped.

 from a doctor about his health. It said Trump’s “overall health is excellent” and that his “cognitive exams were exceptional.”

Trump’s health has been a subject of speculation since he first released a short statement as a candidate in 2015 that said he would be “the healthiest individual ever elected” to the office — a letter that his then-doctor 

later said that Trump himself had dictated

When President Biden, 81, was still running for a second term, Trump’s age and acuity came under less scrutiny while Biden’s 

, mumbles and mistakes drew headlines and became his greatest political liability with voters. After he was seemingly overwhelmed during his June debate with Trump, Biden was pressured by his party to 

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The two-page letter says that Vice President Harris is in excellent health and has “the physical and mental resiliency required to successfully execute the duties of the presidency.”

Harris releases medical report, drawing another contrast with Trump

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