The White House on Friday pledged to release a detailed update of Donald Trump’s health after the oldest president in U.S. history underwent his annual medical examination earlier in the day.
“I have never felt better, but nevertheless, these things must be done!” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform before the examination, which was performed at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
While it wasn’t immediately clear how long physicians examined the 78-year-old president, he spent more than five hours at the medical center before boarding Air Force One, where he flew to Florida for the weekend, the Guardian reported Friday.
But White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt promised more details would be forthcoming.
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“I can confirm the president is in very good shape,” Leavitt told reporters Friday, noting that Trump was not placed under anesthesia. She vowed to provide a “readout from the White House physician” that she said would be made public “as soon as we possibly can.”
Despite Trump and his allies still throwing shots at former President Joe Biden’s physical and mental acuity, Trump has routinely “kept basic facts about his own health shrouded in secrecy – shying away from traditional presidential transparency on medical issues,” the Guardian pointed out.
“If history is any indication, his latest physical is likely to produce a flattering report that’s scarce on details,” the publication added.