WASHINGTON — The White House has yet to release any results from President Donald Trump’s medical and dental exams at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center earlier this week.
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A White House official said Tuesday they expected to have “a readout in the next day or so.” Trump, who turns 80 on June 14, is the oldest president ever to have been inaugurated and has been subject to persistent speculation about his health throughout his second term.
Trump visited Walter Reed for both medical and dental evaluations on Tuesday. It was his third visit to Walter Reed since his inauguration last year. He also visited his personal dentist in West Palm Beach twice this year — first in January and then again earlier this month for a follow-up, according to the White House.
On his way back from Walter Reed on Tuesday, Trump said on Truth Social, “Everything checked out PERFECTLY.”
There’s no constitutional or legal requirement that a president release his medical records, but it’s been a consistent practice for most modern presidents, including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan.
When Trump had the first physical of his second term in April 2025, White House physician Dr. Sean Barbabella issued a letter with medical results and details within 48 hours of the president’s physical. The readout included Trump’s height, weight, blood pressure and heart rate, as well as blood work results, current medications, medical history and more.
For this visit, in the same time frame, the White House has not released any information on the president’s vitals, medications, lab results or additional testing. The White House did not immediately respond to questions about whether it was still planning to release details of the visit.
On Oct. 10, Trump went to Walter Reed to meet with staff and soldiers and while there, “in order to make the most of the President’s time at the hospital,” according to Barbabella, “we recommended he undergo another routine physical evaluation to ensure continued optimal health.”
As part of that, the doctor said, Trump underwent advanced imaging “to definitively rule out any cardiovascular issues.” Barbabella called the results “perfectly normal and revealed absolutely no abnormalities.”
Trump initially referred to the imaging as an MRI, but later clarified it was actually a CT scan.
Barbabella’s visit summary, released the same day as his appointment, was less detailed than the April read-out, but said, “President Donald J. Trump remains in exceptional health, exhibiting strong cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, and physical performance.” Barbabella also wrote that the president received preventive screenings and immunizations ahead of upcoming international travel, including flu and Covid shots.
Trump’s health has come under scrutiny in recent months, particularly related to bruising on his hands and several incidents in which he appeared to be falling asleep during public events.
During an interview with the Wall Street Journal published in January, Trump blamed the bruising, often covered by makeup, on his taking more aspirin than his doctors recommended. “They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart,” he told the Journal.
In July, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Trump had been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a benign condition common among older Americans.