Trump, brief announcement after leaving Walter Reed military hospital. The questions related to the state of health of the American president
US President Donald Trump, who will turn 80 in June, made a brief announcement on Tuesday after undergoing a mandatory medical check-up at the Walter-Reed National Military Medical Center near Washington, after a year of public attention over apparently minor health problems, reports Reuters.
The White House leader said “everything went perfectly” but did not elaborate on the medical check-up in a brief post on the Truth Social network, in which he said he had completed his semi-annual examination.
Donald Trump frequently presents himself as more energetic and fitter than Joe Biden, his Democratic predecessor, who left office last year at the age of 82 after facing numerous questions about his ability to hold the highest office in the US.
However, recent photos showing a rash on his neck have raised questions about Trump's health, following images from July 2025 of swollen ankles and a bruised hand covered in makeup.
Trump, whose birthday is on June 14, became the oldest person to assume the US presidency when he began his second term in January 2025, notes Agerpres.
The visit to Walter Reed military hospital was Trump's third in the past 13 months.
“Just finished my semi-annual checkup at Walter Reed Military Medical Center. All results are PERFECT. Thank you to the wonderful medical staff and team! I'm back at the White House. DJT President,” he wrote in the post on Truth Social.
The health of the American president
Trump has an active golf schedule, but he joked about his relative lack of exercise at a recent Oval Office event, where Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the president walks 9 miles every time he plays golf.
“When I'm not using the cart,” Trump said.
White House physician Sean Barbabella said Trump uses a common cream as a “preventive skin treatment” to treat the rash on his neck, but did not elaborate on the condition being treated.
After photos of the president's legs and hands were released last July, Barbabella said in a letter that the conditions were benign and that there was no evidence of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease.
Trump's leg swelling was from a “common” vein condition and his hand was bruised from so many handshakes, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters.
An unexpected MRI
Trump said last October that he underwent a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam that month. The White House initially declined to provide more details about the reason for the review.
Leavitt said only that it indicated “exceptional physical health” for Trump. The president later told reporters that he had the MRI as part of a second physical.
“Getting an MRI is a standard thing. What, you think I shouldn't get it? Other people do it… I got an MRI. The doctor said it was the best result he's ever seen as a doctor,” Trump said.
Medical experts noted that MRIs are not usually part of a routine medical exam and are generally prescribed to obtain detailed images of the body.
In a note after the second exam, Barbabella said the president's heart age — a validated measurement of cardiovascular vitality by ECG — was found to be about 14 years younger than his true age.
Trump also faced questions after appearing to fall asleep during several meetings, including a session with his cabinet. “Some people said, 'He's closed his eyes. Look, it's gotten pretty boring,'” Trump told officials in February with a laugh.
“I didn't sleep. I just turned them off because I wanted to get the hell out of there,” he stated.
Last year, Biden was diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones, and underwent radiation therapy.
