Jeremy Renner jokes he's taking his 'new' body for a 'test drive' following near-fatal snowplow accident

Jeremy Renner gave fans an update on his health as he recovers from a near-fatal snowplow accident.

Renner, 52, joked he was taking his "new" body for a "test drive" as he posted a video of himself performing exercises – despite a broken tibia.

"I've decided to push through the pain of progress (this damn shattered tibia) and take the new parts for a tiny test drive," he captioned the Instagram post.

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"The body is miraculous…. Even though I feel like the Tin Man, needing oil for all my new joints (hips, knees, ankles, tibia etc )," he added. "Encouraged after this warm up to press on (don’t tell my PT)."

The actor also shared a video compilation showing how much progress he's made since the accident.

"My PT made this for reference and to remember, you cannot walk unless you take one step at a time!" he wrote in the caption.

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Renner revealed he was experiencing "lower pain levels" in an update shared Friday. "The Hurt Locker" star also shared he was "trying everything" to recover, including a "bone growth stimulator."

"Lower pain levels mark great progress…" he wrote on his Instagram story. "Making recovery and surpassing goals a daily habit!"

Bodycam footage released in April showed what unfolded during Renner's traumatic snowplow accident on New Year's Day near his home in Lake Tahoe, California.

Washoe County Sheriff's Department officials responded to the bloody scene, which was reported by a neighbor shortly before 9 a.m. Renner was attempting to help his nephew, Alex Fries, move a truck that was stuck in the snow.

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Renner suffered blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries after being crushed by the 14,000-pound PistenBully snowcat. He was airlifted to a hospital where he underwent emergency surgery.

After Renner was transported away from the scene, a paramedic could be heard saying, "I've never seen anything like this."

Since the accident, Renner has seemingly recovered well and made his first red carpet appearance in early April for the premiere of his Disney+ show, "Rennervations."

Renner recalled how he felt during the accident while speaking to Diana Sawyer, "I was awake through all of it, it’s exactly how you’d imagine it feels like… I was on asphalt and ice… it feels like someone took the wind out of you. Too many things are going on in the body to feel pain, it’s everything. It’s like if your soul could have pain."

Fox News Digital's Tracy Wright contributed to this report.

DeSantis camp unmoved by report on past Trump comments: 'Swing and a miss from Disney-funded ABC'

Team DeSantis responded to an ABC News report on Sunday showing footage of Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., preparing for his 2018 gubernatorial run and said it was "another swing and a miss from Disney-funded ABC." 

ABC News obtained recordings of DeSantis' debate preparation for his 2018 run for governor. The outlet reported that the recordings of DeSantis show a "glimpse" of how he appealed to Donald Trump's base while "also working to carve out his own lane as a candidate." 

"Another swing and a miss from Disney-funded ABC. The best their propaganda machine could do with the 2.5 hours of leaked footage is further prove that Ron DeSantis is unwilling to be anyone but his authentic self — no matter the politics," Dave Abrams, a spokesman for DeSantis' political team, told Fox News Digital in a statement.

ABC noted an exchange between Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and DeSantis during debate preparation in 2018.

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"Is there any issue upon which you disagree with President Trump?" Gaetz asked DeSantis, according to ABC News. 

"I have to figure out how to do this," DeSantis, a congressional representative at the time, responded while letting out a "deep sigh," the outlet reported.

"Obviously there is because, I mean, I voted contrary to him in the Congress," DeSantis said, according to ABC. "I have to frame it in a way that's not going to piss off all his voters."

DeSantis said he would speak to Trump in "private" if he had a disagreement, according to ABC. 

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Gaetz reacted to the ABC report on Twitter and said the release of the footage is "disloyal hackery."

"I ran the Desantis Debate Prep in 2018. Though I prefer Trump for President (bigly), the release of these videos by the person operating the camera is disloyal hackery that I do not abide. Staffers who leak on the candidates they’ve done work for deserve the reputations they get," he wrote.

DeSantis said Friday that he would decide "relatively soon" whether he would officially launch a presidential bid and challenge the former president. 

"What happens in the future? We’ll get on that relatively soon. You either gotta put or shut up on that as well. So we'll see," DeSantis said during a recent news conference. 

Trump has been widely critical of DeSantis throughout his 2024 campaign.

A Fox News Poll from the end of April found that Trump is currently leading the Republican primary field. Trump leads with 53% support among Republican primary voters, followed by DeSantis at 21%, Mike Pence at 6%, Nikki Haley at 4%, Vivek Ramaswamy at 3%, and Tim Scott and Liz Cheney at 2% each.

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