President Trump Schedules Medical and Dental Checkup at Walter Reed for May 26

The White House announced late Monday that President Trump will undergo a medical and dental evaluation at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on May 26. The visit is described as routine annual assessments and part of regular preventive health care.

The president will also spend time with service members and staff at the facility. Trump turns 80 next month and was the oldest person elected U.S. president. His health has drawn intense public attention since he returned to office. The president has repeatedly said he feels the same as he did 50 years ago.

“I feel literally the same,” he said at an Oval Office event on maternal healthcare earlier Monday. “I don’t know why. The doctor noted he was 20 pounds lighter than a 2020 checkup that had shown him bordering on obesity. Months later, Trump had a follow-up visit after noticing mild swelling in his lower legs.

Tests identified chronic venous insufficiency, a condition common in older adults that causes blood to pool in veins. Officials also addressed bruising on the back of his hands sometimes covered by makeup, attributing it to frequent handshaking and aspirin use.

Trump takes aspirin to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. In October the White House described a semiannual physical that included a flu shot and COVID-19 booster. Trump later told The Wall Street Journal he underwent advanced imaging on his heart and abdomen as preventive screening.

The doctor’s subsequent memo said the imaging was perfectly normal and standard for an executive physical.

In his first term Trump had at least four medical exams in office aside from a stay at Walter Reed when he contracted COVID-19 in October 2020. The upcoming dental evaluation follows two recent visits to a local dentist near his Florida estate where he often spends weekends.