Trump, 79, undergoes health checkup at Walter Reed for the second time in a year

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President Donald Trump is returning to Walter Reed Medical Center just six months after undergoing his annual physical, which the White House initially described as a “routine annual checkup.”

“I think I’m in good shape, but I’ll tell you,” Trump, 79, said from the Oval Office on Thursday. “When I’m around, I like to investigate. Always be early, this is a lesson for many people.”

Nevertheless, the visit to the facility in Bethesda, Maryland is relatively unusual, a departure from the president’s typical calendar of the same exams each year. after a new diagnosis And Online Rumors and Allegations From his political rivals who are president Cognitively impaired.

The president’s latest health check comes ahead of a possible trip to the Middle East following a successful deal for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

After becoming the oldest American to take the oath of office in January, his most recent test in April gave the public the first glimpse of the president’s health in his second term. White House physician Sean Barbella said in a memo at the time that the president was in “excellent health.”

Trump regularly suffers from bruising on his right hand, which is often covered with concealer makeup, which his physicians attribute to handshakes and Tylenol use. Now he's undergoing a physical at Walter Reed Medical Center for the second time in less than a year.

Trump regularly suffers from bruising on his right hand, which is often covered with concealer makeup, which his physicians attribute to handshakes and Tylenol use. Now he’s undergoing a physical at Walter Reed Medical Center for the second time in less than a year. ,reuters,

Trump’s April 2025 physical exam

Following his first physical examination since taking office in January, Trump’s doctor, Sean Barbella, issued a three-page summary that found the president “fully fit” to serve.

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Barbabella claimed the president has lost 20 pounds since the June 2020 exam, crediting Trump’s “active lifestyle” that is “contributing significantly” to his overall health.

“The President demonstrates excellent cognitive and physical health and is fully fit to execute the duties of Commander-in-Chief and Head of State,” Barbabella wrote in the April memo.

No abnormalities were reported other than sun damage and a “scar” on his right ear from a gunshot wound to his ear following an assassination attempt the previous year.

The President was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency after medical examination revealed 'slight swelling' in his lower legs.

The President was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency after medical examination revealed ‘slight swelling’ in his lower legs. ,getty images,

The memo also listed that the president is taking cholesterol medication and indicated that Trump is overweight.

According to the memorandum, the President reportedly scored 30 out of 30 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment.

“Overall, I thought I was in very good shape,” Trump said after his appointment. “A good heart, a good soul, a very good spirit.”

Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Injured Hands

In July, White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt announced that Trump had the disease. chronic venous insufficiencyA fairly common condition in older adults that may cause swelling in the legs after medical examination “Mild swelling” in Trump’s lower legs.,

The President has also done had regular hand injuriesUsually covered in unblended concealer makeup.

“This is consistent with minor soft tissue irritation from frequent hand shaking and aspirin use, which is taken as part of a standard cardiovascular prevention regimen,” Barbabella said. “This is a well-known and benign side effect of aspirin therapy.”

Trump was hospitalized at Walter Reed after being diagnosed with COVID-19 in 2020, though he returned to the White House a few days later, sparking an investigation into how officials managed public perception of his health.

Trump was hospitalized at Walter Reed after being diagnosed with COVID-19 in 2020, though he returned to the White House a few days later, sparking an investigation into how officials managed public perception of his health. ,AFP via Getty Images,

Last month, commentators on social media were speculating Dire predictions about the President’s health That followed a few days of relative public silence from the famously loquacious president. The speculation intensified after the White House set out a vague announcement.

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“I have never felt better in my life!” Trump later wrote on Truth Social.

Growing concerns about health and transparency

Trump has come under repeated scrutiny Following an apparent lack of transparency about his health status and previous pronouncements from his physicians that appeared to overstate his well-being.

His former physician, Dr. Harold Bornstein, claimed that the President once made a statement in Bornstein’s name during his first presidential campaign in 2015, saying that his health was “astonishingly excellent.”

Trump also asked Walter Reed personnel to sign nondisclosure agreements regarding colonoscopy visits in 2019.

The president returned to the White House within days of being hospitalized for COVID-19 in 2020, when first lady Melania Trump and more than a dozen other members of Trump’s circle tested positive.

A memo at the time said the president had been symptom-free for 24 hours after returning to the White House, but did not say when his last test came back negative, what scans of his lungs showed or whether he was taking other medications that might have masked his symptoms.

Trump’s critics and prominent Democratic officials have also repeatedly accused the administration of covering up the president’s actions. Alleged cognitive decline and he has called on his Cabinet and Vice President J.D. Vance to remove him from office.

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