Trump Declares Himself In Good Health After Physical Examination at Walter Reed
President Trump, the oldest man to be inaugurated president, underwent a physical examination at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday, and his doctors gave him a clean bill of health.
“Everything is FULLY tested,” Mr. Trump, who will turn 80 next month, posted on social media Tuesday afternoon after the fourth public medical examination of his second term.
It was not clear whether the White House would release Mr.
The president's life has been under scrutiny by the public, especially since he has been seen with bruises on his hands, which he covers with makeup.
White House officials say the bruises were caused by shaking hands.
Mr. Trump has also seen swelling in his legs, which doctors and presidential aides say is due to venous insufficiency, which is a condition that occurs when the veins have trouble returning blood to the heart.
He also had a red rash on his neck, and his doctor, Dr. Sean P. Barbabella, said Mr. Trump has been using the cream as a preventative medicine. Dr. Barbabella has not said what is the condition of the skin or what medicine Mr.
And the relentless demands of the presidency have sometimes caused Mr. Trump is very tired, such as the times when he seemed to fall asleep during official events at the White House.
For more than ten years, Mr. Trump, his doctors and aides have been issuing specific, vague or cheery statements about the president's fitness and health conditions.
“President Donald J. Trump remains in extraordinary health, showing strong cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological and physical function,” Dr. Barbabella wrote in a memorandum dated October 10 that announced the most recent results of Mr.
Lab results, added Dr. Barbabella, “was very beautiful,” while the president's heart age was “about 14 years younger than his chronological age.”
But it took until December for the White House to agree to release that memo to the public, amid mounting pressure. In October, Mr. Trump said he had a “perfect” magnetic resonance image but did not provide further details; later he said he didn't speak well and actually had a CT scan.
Although a public update on the president's life usually follows an investigation, how much information is released depends on the White House. During the second term of Mr. Trump, updates have become shorter and less specific.
After the president took office for the first time in April 2025, the White House released a detailed summary of his diagnosis, including his height, weight and blood work results, as well as a list of his current medications. In July 2025, after examining the president for signs of inflammation in his legs, the doctor's memorandum gave a diagnosis – venous insufficiency – and a list of tests he did to get there, but no detailed results.
The October 2025 memorandum was vague, and did not specify what kind of advanced imaging and laboratory tests the president had done.
The president's age and strict health disclosures fueled suspicions that Mr. Some doctors have said that a person with no symptoms of a possible heart problem will usually not have advanced imaging as part of a routine exam.
