You still have a few hours to make good on that day one New Year's resolution.

The lead starts right now.

Brand new from the Wall Street Journal in interview with President Trump, how he responds to people reportedly close to him, saying,

the president is showing signs of aging.

Plus, what he says about getting that MRI,

appearing to fall asleep in meetings, and more.

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Welcome to lead. I'm Phil Mattingly in for Jake Tapper. We start in our politics lead. New year? Brand new insights today into the health of President Donald Trump. The Wall Street Journal reached out to the White House with reporting that said

those close to the president say he is showing signs of aging.

This led the President to give the journal an impromptu interview, an interview that was published

today.

Now the President told the Wall Street Journal his excessive hand bruising is caused by the amount

of aspirin he takes, saying it's more than his doctors recommend.

He says he regrets getting advanced imaging because it generated so much scrutiny over his health.

He also denies falling asleep during events, like this one you see here, saying he's simply,

quote, blinking.

While at the same time, he admits he's, quote, never been a big sleeper at night.

Now, we also learn the president will not be exercising as part of his New Year's resolution. He called it boring. CNN's Atlanta Treen starts us off today. And Elena, let's step back for a moment. What are some of the specific concerns the journal outlines that people close to the president have had related to age? Yeah, so there's a couple things. One, I mean, the falling asleep, the dozing off.

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