Donald Trump, the oldest inaugurated US president, completed a physical exam on Tuesday at Walter Reed national military medical centre, amid questions about his health. The president, who turns 80 next month, declared on social media: 'Everything checked out PERFECTLY.'
The three-and-a-half-hour visit was his fourth publicly disclosed checkup since taking office last year. Trump frequently casts himself as more energetic than his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden, but recent photographs showing a blotchy neck rash have added to scrutiny. Images in July 2025 of swollen ankles and a bruised hand concealed with makeup also fuelled concerns.
'I think concern for the president’s physical health is probably at an all-time high, and advanced physical age is the No 1 concern,' said Dr Jeffrey Kuhlman, a former White House physician. Trump, whose birthday is 14 June, maintains an active golf schedule but joked about his lack of exercise.
White House physician Sean Barbabella said the president is using a common cream as 'a preventative skin treatment' for the rash, without giving details. After the July photographs, Barbabella stated that the leg swelling was from a 'common' vein condition and the hand bruise from shaking hands, according to press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Trump said last October that he had received an MRI scan, which is not typically part of a routine physical. Leavitt said the scan indicated 'exceptional physical health', and Barbabella later noted that the president's 'cardiac age' was approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age.
No law requires routine presidential checkups or public disclosure of results, but it has been customary since the Nixon administration. Trump regularly touts his mental fitness, even after appearing to fall asleep during meetings, which he attributed to boredom.
