WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is scheduled to see doctors for a medical and dental checkup this month, marking his fourth publicized visit to medical experts since returning to office. The White House describes the appointment as an annual physical and regular preventive care.
Trump, who turns 80 next month and was the oldest person elected US president, will visit his doctors at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on May 26, according to a brief statement from the White House on Monday evening.
The president's health has been under tremendous scrutiny, leading Trump to express regret over undergoing imaging on his heart and abdomen last year because it raised public questions about his condition. Trump, who has frequently criticized former President Joe Biden for age-related health and fitness issues, has recently remarked on how good he feels despite his age.
Earlier Monday, Trump stated he feels the same as he did 50 years ago. "I feel literally the same," he said at an Oval Office event. "I don't know why. It's not because I eat the best foods." Last week, he joked about his exercise regimen, claiming he works out "like about one minute a day, max."
Presidents have wide discretion over what health information they choose to release to the public. Trump's doctor reported after an annual physical exam in April 2025 that the president was "fully fit" to serve as commander in chief. His physician, Navy Capt. Sean Barbabella, noted that Trump was 20 pounds lighter since a 2020 checkup that showed him bordering on obesity.
Months after the visit reported last April, Trump had a checkup after noticing what the White House described as "mild swelling" in his lower legs. Tests by the White House medical unit found that Trump had chronic venous insufficiency, a condition common in older adults that causes blood to pool in his veins. At that time, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt also addressed bruising on the back of Trump's hands, sometimes covered by makeup, attributing it to irritation from frequent handshaking and aspirin use. Trump takes aspirin to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Trump went on to have an October medical exam that the White House called a "semiannual physical," during which he received his yearly flu shot and a COVID-19 booster vaccine. He later told The Wall Street Journal that he underwent advanced imaging on his heart and abdomen in October as preventive screening. 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.
His upcoming dental evaluation follows two other recent visits to a local dentist near his estate in Florida, where Trump often spends weekends. The checkup is scheduled about 10 days after Trump is expected to return from a summit in Beijing with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
