President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he plans to undergo a physical examination on Friday, marking his first annual physical in his second administration.
Trump announced the plans in a Truth Social post, noting that the exam would take place at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Trump was treated for COVID-19 at the same hospital in 2020.
‘I am pleased to report that my long scheduled Annual Physical Examination will be done at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Friday of this week,’ the Republican wrote. ‘I have never felt better, but nevertheless, these things must be done!’
Trump’s stamina and physical health have been a center of attention since his July 13 assassination attempt, which he miraculously survived. At the time, Dr. Marc Siegel noted that Trump showed an ‘adroitness.’
‘I’ve been talking to emergency room doctors, vascular surgeons and trauma surgeons all over the country this morning, and nobody can remember a case like this,’ he said.
Months later, in November, Florida neurosurgeon Dr. Brett Osborn told Fox News Digital that Trump remained in good health.
‘The fact that he attended 120 events in seven months, often multiple rallies in a single day in different states, is proof-positive that Trump has a tremendous amount of stamina, mentally and physically,’ Osborn noted.
But Democrats have disputed Trump’s health in the past, and members of the medical community have demanded Trump release his medical records. In an open letter from Oct. 13, over 230 doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals asked for a record release.
‘On August 20, Donald Trump said he would ‘very gladly’ release his medical records. In the 55 days since, he has yet to do so,’ reads the letter, signed largely by supporters of former Vice President Kamala Harris. ‘With no recent disclosure of health information from Donald Trump, we are left to extrapolate from public appearances.’
‘And on that front, Trump is falling concerningly short of any standard of fitness for office and displaying alarming characteristics of declining acuity,’ the petition claimed.
Fox News Digital’s Melissa Rudy and Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.
