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demmiblue

(39,970 posts)
Tue May 26, 2026, 01:27 PM Yesterday

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

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

MiHale

(13,203 posts)
1. Is he going to start bragging about his cognitive tests again...
Tue May 26, 2026, 01:32 PM
Yesterday

4 in a row, perfect scores…no president ever had such high scores, especially after 4 times.

BaronChocula

(4,805 posts)
2. Glad AP had the stones to include these paragraphs
Tue May 26, 2026, 01:34 PM
Yesterday
A Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll conducted in April found that less than half of U.S. adults think Trump has the mental sharpness or physical health to serve effectively as president.

“I think concern for the president’s physical health is probably at an all-time high, and I think advanced physical age is the No. 1 concern,” said Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman, who served as a White House physician for more than a decade under Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.


travelingthrulife

(5,634 posts)
25. No, Jeffrey, dementia and psychotic behavior is the concern.
Wed May 27, 2026, 09:49 AM
7 hrs ago

These doctors are covering up a huge security risk.

generalbetrayus

(2,001 posts)
3. Three hours for preventive medical and dental checkups?
Tue May 26, 2026, 01:35 PM
Yesterday

I wish my health insurance was that lenient.

intrepidity

(8,599 posts)
8. And you know none of it was sitting in a waiting room
Tue May 26, 2026, 01:51 PM
Yesterday

Maybe getting blood results before proceeding with ... whatever?

Maybe some root canals (I hope)?

bmichaelh

(1,275 posts)
9. Poor vocabulary
Tue May 26, 2026, 01:53 PM
Yesterday

More of his poor vocabulary.

Trump either describes something as the best ever or perfect; or worst ever or terrible.

He is not about to describe his physical or medical tests as worst ever or terrible.

Did they do brain imaging for Frontotemporal dementia?

Ilikepurple

(801 posts)
10. I like how the press rarely questions whether truth social posts come from Trump
Tue May 26, 2026, 01:55 PM
Yesterday

They always report Trump “says” or “declares” rather than his “account posted” because it gives the impression that he has constant interaction with the press. I’m not sure he hasn’t, but to my knowledge, he rarely if ever has press interaction after these visits. It might be because he’s receiving treatments rather than getting checked out and isn’t in top form?
After all the press speculation about Biden’s health, I’m disappointed that the press participates in the illusion that Trump makes every post and is more visibly engaged than he is while somewhat ignoring all but his most grievous posting, sleeping and speech gaffes. I think it has been instrumental in maintaining support from both his base and, more importantly, the less engaged conservative voter.

SWBTATTReg

(26,426 posts)
12. Liar. I'll never believe anything he says, and besides, who among the cowards surrounding him would Amendment
Tue May 26, 2026, 02:31 PM
Yesterday

him out of office? None of them! F!!!ing cowards, more concerned about their party's rule vs. the Country's.

The Roux Comes First

(2,338 posts)
13. Of Course We Can Just Take His Word for It!
Tue May 26, 2026, 02:38 PM
Yesterday

The absolute poster-child for unreliable witness.

If his lips are moving, he's lying, as someone once said.

Torchlight

(7,093 posts)
17. Seven dental checkups in two and half months seems rather sketchy
Tue May 26, 2026, 03:50 PM
Yesterday

I'm kinda surprised he doesn't use a quick nine holes as his excuse... at least then he has a plausible excuse to return once every (app.) 9.25 days.

yardwork

(69,698 posts)
28. Something is wrong with his teeth.
Wed May 27, 2026, 10:30 AM
6 hrs ago

If it's true that he's had that many dental procedures in a short time.

Blumancru

(319 posts)
19. My theory : The real one went to hamburger heaven long ago
Tue May 26, 2026, 04:43 PM
Yesterday

And has been replaced with his audio animatron from Disney World. He has to go to Florida every weekend to get the battery recharged and to Walter Reed for software updates and to top off the hydraulic fluid.

dave99

(285 posts)
20. Looks/reads like a STENT placement. Don't want the heart shutting down in middle of its wallow walk.
Tue May 26, 2026, 05:27 PM
23 hrs ago

Grokenstein

(6,434 posts)
21. If it had actually gone "perfectly"
Tue May 26, 2026, 06:30 PM
22 hrs ago

they would have wheeled him out toes-up in a zipper bag.

Bayard

(30,384 posts)
23. Four exams in less than six months......
Wed May 27, 2026, 01:26 AM
15 hrs ago

That's PERFECTLY unbelievable that nothing's wrong.

Deminpenn

(17,598 posts)
24. 3 hours is a long time
Wed May 27, 2026, 09:47 AM
7 hrs ago

As has been pointed out, there's no waiting for his docs or for the results of whatever blood work that might have been done.

Dental exams don't take that long either unless there was a teeth cleaning which might take aqhile

3catwoman3

(29,856 posts)
29. Why would he have to go to Florida to see his dentist?
Wed May 27, 2026, 11:35 AM
5 hrs ago

Surely there is top-shelf dental care available in Washington. And if the FL dentist is so special, why not fly him to DC instead of all the fuss and expense of traveling with the Secret Service, the limo, etc, etc?

usonian

(26,667 posts)
30. Don't overthink it. These are like building inspections.
Wed May 27, 2026, 12:16 PM
4 hrs ago

If the building checks out, see you in a few years.

If it's falling apart, red-tag it, call in the repair crew and schedule monthly inspections of the work.

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