Trump undergoes routine medical exam at Walter Reed with troops

President Donald Trump is undergoing a medical examination Friday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, in a visit the White House described as a routine checkup that will include a planned meeting and remarks with U.S. troops. The trip comes six months after his annual physical in April and as the administration weighs a possible trip to the Middle East in the wake of a recent ceasefire agreement in the Israel Hamas war.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the visit will combine the president’s exam with the scheduled troop engagement. The White House has characterized the appointment as a standard yearly checkup, while the president told reporters on Thursday that it was a “sort of, semiannual physical.” Officials declined to explain publicly why Mr. Trump is receiving another full checkup six months after the April exam.

The examination is expected to include routine procedures such as blood and urine testing, heart evaluations and assessments of sleep patterns, White House medical officials said. Results are anticipated to be released after the exam. The president is scheduled to return to the White House following the visit.