President Donald Trump is scheduled to undergo a medical and dental checkup this month, his fourth since returning to office. The president's health has been a subject of much scrutiny, with the president recently stating that he feels the same as he did 50 years ago. The checkup is scheduled to take place about 10 days after Trump is expected to return from a summit in Beijing with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at an event about maternal healthcare, Monday, May 11, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington.
President Donald Trump's right hand is seen during a Mother's Day event for members of the military, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in the East Room of the White House, in Washington.
– President Donald Trump is scheduled to see doctors for a medical and dental checkup this month — his fourthsince returning to office — in what the White House describes as an annual physical and regular preventive care. Trump, who turns 80 next month and was the oldest person elected U.S. president, will see his doctors at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on May 26, the White House said in a brief statement Monday evening.
The president's health has been the subject of tremendous scrutiny, so much so that Trump said heon his heart and abdomen last year because it raised public questions about his health. Trump — who has been frequently critical of former President Joe Biden for age-related health and fitness issues — has recently remarked how good he feels despite his years. Earlier Monday, Trump that 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. ”, saying that 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 wasHis physician, Navy Capt. Sean Barbabella, said Trump was 20 pounds lighter since a 2020 checkup that showed him bordering on obesity.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 the time, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt also addressed bruising on the back of Trump's hands that has sometimes been covered by makeup. Leavitt said it was the result of 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,” where he also got 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 got 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 his weekends. The checkup is scheduled to take place about 10 days after Trump is expected to return from a summit in Beijing with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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