Trump will head to Walter Reed for his annual physical
President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday for his annual physical and dental checkup, his third visit there in the past year. The appointment had been posted on his public schedule and is expected to involve routine medical and dental evaluations, along with screening that annual presidential physicals often include (such as blood work, cardiovascular, vision/hearing, neurological, and mobility assessments). The White House has not specified exactly which tests he will get,though cognitive screening is sometimes part of these exams.
trump previously visited Walter Reed in April and October 2025, and saw his dentist in West Palm Beach twice this year. The visit is likely to draw extra scrutiny because Trump turns 80 next month and is the oldest president inaugurated in U.S. history. Concerns about his age and fitness were a major issue in the 2024 campaign, fueled by public questions about his stamina, cognition, and health-along with photos that showed bruising on his hands and swelling in his legs. The administration said the hand bruises came from routine handshaking, and Trump was later diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency after leg swelling prompted medical evaluation.
Presidents are not required by law to disclose medical records, so what the public ultimately learns from the Tuesday visit remains uncertain. After an April physical, Trump said he “aced” a cognitive test and the White house said he was in “excellent health.” In October, a follow-up visit included a CT scan to examine his cardiovascular and abdominal health, with a White House physician maintaining he remained in excellent overall health. Trump’s medical disclosures have faced criticism in past remarks, including statements from his former physician about his health and “incredible genes,” and also Trump’s repeated references to cognitive test results during earlier physicals.
President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday for his annual physical and dental checkup, marking his third visit in the last year.
The appointment had appeared on Trump’s public schedule in advance and is expected to include routine medical and dental evaluations, according to the White House.
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He visited Walter Reed in April and October of 2025, as well as two visits to his dentist in West Palm Beach this year.
Annual presidential physicals at Walter Reed generally include blood work, cardiovascular screenings, vision and hearing evaluations, neurological assessments, weight and mobility checks, and reviews of medications and chronic conditions.
Cognitive screening tests are sometimes included, though the White House has not said what specific exams Trump will undergo Tuesday.
The visit is likely to draw heightened attention, as Trump, who turns 80 next month, is the oldest person to be inaugurated as president in U.S. history.
Questions surrounding age and fitness for office became a defining issue in the 2024 campaign, with both Trump and former President Joe Biden facing criticism over stamina, cognition, and overall health.
Additionally, photos showing bruising on the president’s hands and swelling in his legs sparked questions about his physical health.
The White House had dismissed the bruises on Trump’s hands, chalking them up to frequent handshaking as part of his presidential duties.
He was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency last year after the mild swelling in his legs called for medical examination. Chronic venous insufficiency occurs when the valves in the leg veins don’t work effectively, making it difficult for blood to return to the heart.
How much the public learns from the visit is an open question, as presidents are not legally required to disclose medical records.
Following a physical exam in April, Trump had said he “aced” the cognitive exam, and the White House said he was in “excellent health.”
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He returned to Walter Reed in October for what the White House called a scheduled follow-up, but it was later revealed that the president had received a CT to review his “cardiovascular and abdominal health.” White House physician Capt. Sean Barbabella maintained that the president “remains in excellent overall health” following news of the CT.
Trump’s handling of medical disclosures has drawn criticism in the past. During his first term, then-White House physician Ronny Jackson declared Trump was in “excellent” health and famously said he had “incredible genes.” Trump later publicly touted passing a cognitive test during a 2018 physical, repeatedly referencing his performance as he faced questions about mental acuity.
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