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demmiblue

(39,997 posts)
Tue May 26, 2026, 01:27 PM May 26

Trump wraps up 3-hour medical visit to Walter Reed and declares 'Everything checked out PERFECTLY' [View all]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump had another medical exam on Tuesday, putting his health under renewed public scrutiny as he has worked to dismiss concerns over his age and stamina.

The 79-year-old president spent more than three hours at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for what the White House described as preventive medical and dental checkups. It was Trump’s fourth publicly disclosed medical exam since he returned to office for a second term, and it comes as he tries to project strength ahead of midterm elections that will test his sway with voters.

In a social media post after the visit, Trump said that he had just finished his “6 month physical” and that “Everything checked out PERFECTLY.”

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/us-trump-health-doctor-annual-exam-dff4cdb714d42ef860531d345c54e7aa



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Is he going to start bragging about his cognitive tests again... MiHale May 26 #1
Glad AP had the stones to include these paragraphs BaronChocula May 26 #2
No, Jeffrey, dementia and psychotic behavior is the concern. travelingthrulife Wednesday #25
Three hours for preventive medical and dental checkups? generalbetrayus May 26 #3
And you know none of it was sitting in a waiting room intrepidity May 26 #8
Why Did It Take 3 Hours? MissouriDem47 May 26 #4
Maybe it takes that long to recharge his battery. generalbetrayus May 26 #6
Or graft in another brain... The Madcap May 26 #11
Took him a long time to figure out which one was the lion. SeattleVet May 26 #18
yes Skittles May 26 #22
Becuz it takes him that long to jog 12 miles on the treatmill Vogon_Glory Wednesday #26
I like presidents who don't require three hour medical visits. RockRaven May 26 #5
Did they add new animals to his list? nt woodsprite May 26 #7
Poor vocabulary bmichaelh May 26 #9
I like how the press rarely questions whether truth social posts come from Trump Ilikepurple May 26 #10
Liar. I'll never believe anything he says, and besides, who among the cowards surrounding him would Amendment SWBTATTReg May 26 #12
Of Course We Can Just Take His Word for It! The Roux Comes First May 26 #13
Is he going back to the WH or straight to Camp David???? nt in2herbs May 26 #14
3 hours, eh? City Lights May 26 #15
3 hours? LudwigPastorius May 26 #16
Seven dental checkups in two and half months seems rather sketchy Torchlight May 26 #17
Something is wrong with his teeth. yardwork Wednesday #28
My theory : The real one went to hamburger heaven long ago Blumancru May 26 #19
Looks/reads like a STENT placement. Don't want the heart shutting down in middle of its wallow walk. dave99 May 26 #20
If it had actually gone "perfectly" Grokenstein May 26 #21
Four exams in less than six months...... Bayard Wednesday #23
3 hours is a long time Deminpenn Wednesday #24
takes a while to remove his head from up in his ass.... CTyankee Wednesday #27
Why would he have to go to Florida to see his dentist? 3catwoman3 Wednesday #29
Don't overthink it. These are like building inspections. usonian Wednesday #30
White House breaks from precedent by not releasing Trump's medical report LetMyPeopleVote Friday #31
They extracted his head from his ass? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Saturday #32
MaddowBlog-The 3 biggest problems with the results of Trump's latest medical exam LetMyPeopleVote Monday #33
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