US President Donald Trump, who turns 80 next month, said “everything checked out fine” after undergoing a physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday, after a year of avoiding public attention over apparently minor health problems.
This came after the President skipped his son’s wedding ceremony in the Bahamas and cited “love for the United States” as the main reason for his stay in Washington.
After officially getting married in Florida on Thursday, Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson held an intimate ceremony on Saturday.
Trump did not provide any details on the physical, saying in a brief Truth Social post on Tuesday that he had completed his six-monthly exam.
He often presents himself as more energetic and fit than his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden, who left office last year at the age of 82 after facing questions about his fitness for the job.
Still, recent photos showing a patchy rash on the neck have raised questions about Trump’s health, following photos taken in July 2025 of swollen ankles and a bruised hand hidden with makeup.
Trump, whose birthday is June 14, will become the oldest person to hold the presidency when he begins his second term in January 2025.
The visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center was Trump’s third in 13 months.
Trump maintains an active golf schedule, but was mocked for his lack of exercise at a recent Oval Office event, where his Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that the President walks nine miles (14.5 km) whenever he goes golfing.
“When I’m not using the car,” Trump said.
White House physician Sean Barbella has said that Trump is using a common cream as a “preventive skin treatment” to treat rashes on his neck, but he has not provided details of the condition being treated.
After photos of the president’s legs and hands were published last July, Barbabella said in a letter that the ailments were benign and there was no evidence of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease.
White House spokeswoman Carolyn Leavitt told reporters that the swelling in Trump’s foot was due to a “normal” vein condition and that his hand was injured by multiple handshakes.
Trump said last October that he had received a magnetic resonance imaging exam that month. The White House initially declined to share further details about the reason for the scan. Levitt said only that it indicated “exceptional physical health” for Trump.
The President later told reporters that he had undergone an MRI as part of a second physical examination.
Trump said, “It’s pretty standard to get an MRI. What, you think I shouldn’t get it? Other people get it. … I had an MRI. The doctor said it was the best result he’s ever seen as a doctor.”
Medical experts said MRIs are not usually part of a routine physical procedure and are usually scheduled to obtain detailed images of the body.
In a memo after the second examination, Barbabella said that the president’s heart age – a validated measurement of cardiovascular vitality via ECG – was found to be approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age.
Trump has also faced questions after he appeared to sleep during several meetings, including a session with his Cabinet.
“Some people said, they closed their eyes. Look, it got very boring,” Trump told officials laughing in February. “I couldn’t sleep. I just turned them off because I wanted to get out of here.”
Biden was diagnosed last year with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones, and he had to undergo radiation therapy.
