Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson said Friday that President Donald Trump’s trip to Walter Reed Medical Center was for his chronic venous insufficiency and to get certain vaccinations.

Jackson, the former physician to the president under Trump who has made grandiose claims about the 79-year-old’s health, told Newsmax about what the White House called a “routine yearly check-up,” despite being his second trip to the military hospital since April.

“This was a follow-up visit from his annual physical,” Jackson emphasized. “They were doing some follow-up on his venous issue. He had been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, so there is a vascular study that was done. They were just looking to follow up—that was recommended.“

The White House announced in July that Trump had been diagnosed wit

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