WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump had what he has described as a “semiannual physical” at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday.
The visit, which the White House announced earlier this week, comes as Trump is preparing to travel to the Middle East on the heels of a ceasefire deal in the Israel-Hamas war . White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt described it as a “routine yearly checkup,” although Trump had his annual physical in April.
Trump left the White House around 10:45 a.m. on Friday and returned to the grounds at 2:15 p.m., which was slightly ahead of schedule. He did not answer questions from reporters upon his arrival, and the White House has not indicated when it would release results or more information about his exams.
The White House declined to ex