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mahatmakanejeeves

(67,027 posts)
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 07:15 PM Wednesday

President Trump to undergo medical exam at Walter Reed, White House says

Source: USA Today

President Trump to undergo medical exam at Walter Reed, White House says

Joey Garrison
USA TODAY
Updated Oct. 8, 2025, 7:05 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON ‒ President Donald Trump is set to undergo a medical checkup at Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday, Oct. 10, in what will be the 79-year-old president's second exam at Walter Reed this year.

His visit to the doctor comes after Trump in July was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency that has resulted in visible swelling in his lower legs near his ankles.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump will also take part in a "planned meeting" with troops at the facility and deliver remarks to them.

"While there, President Trump will stop by for his routine yearly checkup," Leavitt said in a statement, adding he might later in the day travel to the Middle East, where he is hoping to secure a peace deal between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza.

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Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/08/trump-medical-exam-physical-walter-reed/86590926007/

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President Trump to undergo medical exam at Walter Reed, White House says (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday OP
And the lies keep marching on........................ Lovie777 Wednesday #1
Healthiest Human on Earth BOSSHOG Wednesday #4
He could live to be 200 yrs. old. SergeStorms Thursday #58
Translation: He is having serious issues drray23 Wednesday #2
And of course we'll be told how superbly fit he is. groundloop Wednesday #3
groundloop Scarlet Begalas Wednesday #28
Well it does sound just like Pravda used to report on the Russian premiers health LiberalArkie Thursday #48
According to the West Wing TV show lapfog_1 Wednesday #9
Yep probably having some type Tree Lady Wednesday #12
Having his carotids reamed..... Mopar151 Wednesday #33
Speaking of "Reaming" popsdenver Thursday #39
that was my first thought proud patriot Thursday #44
Replacing the shambling mound with Mr. couch fucker will make no difference Layzeebeaver Thursday #51
I'm not a doctor or a medical professional... Dulcinea Thursday #52
I'm not a doctor either, but I worked with CHF patients a long, long time. Trueblue Texan Thursday #57
His routine yearly checkup... uh huh. C_U_L8R Wednesday #5
Especially since he had that one in April. niyad Thursday #59
Maybe a cankles lift? Or to address whatever Hassler Wednesday #6
The exam will be done by "Dr." Ronnie Jackson, Ocelot II Wednesday #7
After Governor Pritzker said Trump has dementia, they thought Emile Wednesday #8
Dr. Vinnie Boombatz! Floyd R. Turbo Wednesday #10
Back at Walter Reed again? Prairie Gates Wednesday #11
Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV. Glorious bastard Wednesday #13
Why is he going there? Didn't think he believed in Dr's of science. bluestarone Wednesday #14
Please robleb Wednesday #15
I hope they don't kacekwl Wednesday #16
So, after his alzheimers treatment at Walter Reed he's going to broker a peace deal? TurboDem Wednesday #17
That was my thought, too... slightlv Wednesday #24
Wow, wouldn't that be, like, the 37th war he's ended this year? Beartracks Thursday #40
Oh goodie. llmart Wednesday #18
SPOILER: Leaked Exam Results! Miles Archer Wednesday #19
Leaked exam results Scarlet Begalas Wednesday #31
I bet Kim Jong Un's doctor tells the people in NK the same thing OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #45
Hospitals Are Dangerous! BidenRocks Wednesday #20
Instead of checking in at Walter Reed,... LudwigPastorius Wednesday #21
Fake health report in 3...2.....1....... AZ8theist Wednesday #22
New experimental treatment using Tylenol plus Ivermectin. Doctors say it will cure what is ailing Trump. SupportSanity Wednesday #23
Maybe he'll just fucking die. Orrex Wednesday #25
Jimmy Kimmel's already working on material. oasis Wednesday #36
I guess Walter Reed doctors have to follow that patient privacy thing... Bayard Wednesday #26
Are they surgically removing Pam Bondi who climbed so far badhair77 Wednesday #27
I think they gave him timms139 Thursday #46
Like Blondi said, this president is the most transparent president vapor2 Wednesday #29
An autopsy would be nice. nt Xipe Totec Wednesday #30
I think it must be something serious...nt Old Testament Libera Wednesday #32
This is the day the winner(s) of the Nobel peace prize is announced question everything Wednesday #34
"Routine yearly checkup" then jets off to the Middle East GenThePerservering Wednesday #35
HA HA HA HA HA HA BigmanPigman Wednesday #37
Are they doing a cranial rectal extraction? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Thursday #38
This is his second annual physical in six months LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #41
Right! His last "annual physical" was in April! SunSeeker Thursday #49
That is not unusual at his age. Bohunk68 Thursday #61
I have seen reports and have been told that he is syphilitic displacedvermoter Thursday #42
Syphillis it is said..."eats at the brain". ProudMNDemocrat Thursday #53
Fingers crossed. OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #43
Whatever the reason, I hope it is serious. Aussie105 Thursday #47
It is serious. A simple check up can be done at the White House without going to Walter Reed. SunSeeker Thursday #62
If he is found incapacitated we get J.D. and that's worse... CTyankee Thursday #63
... trusty elf Thursday #50
Yea right DownriverDem Thursday #54
Time to find the voodoo doll. Vinca Thursday #55
Die! mwb970 Thursday #56
Thoughts and prayers IronLionZion Thursday #60

BOSSHOG

(43,814 posts)
4. Healthiest Human on Earth
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 07:19 PM
Wednesday

If we all took care of ourselves like President Trump no one would need health care.

SergeStorms

(19,802 posts)
58. He could live to be 200 yrs. old.
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 08:40 AM
Thursday

Thus he's in perfect health to "serve" the people of the U.S. for 2, 3, even 4 more terms as pResident. 😉

drray23

(8,449 posts)
2. Translation: He is having serious issues
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 07:18 PM
Wednesday

And they are struggling to hide it. I doubt its a routine checkup.

Scarlet Begalas

(64 posts)
28. groundloop
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 10:54 PM
Wednesday

"There's never been a president as healthy as Trump in the history of the world!" They don't try to be subtle any more. It's full blown Big Lies all the time.

lapfog_1

(31,309 posts)
9. According to the West Wing TV show
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 07:30 PM
Wednesday

as well as various movies...

There is almost a complete hospital in a sub basement at the White House... or under the EEOB next door ( connected by a tunnel ).

Going to Walter Reed is not needed unless there is either something very perfunctory ( annual press corp attached Presidential check up ) or something really serious.

Perhaps they are getting ready to 25th the MFer. President Couch Fucker? ( would, I think, actually be worse than Trump )

popsdenver

(622 posts)
39. Speaking of "Reaming"
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 12:16 AM
Thursday

I would love to be the GI Doc that is doing his colonoscopy !!!!!!!!!!!!! Instead of using a proctosigmoidoscopy scope I can think of many other things I would use.................

For fear of getting yet another spanking from D.U............... I will not divulge the "many other things"

Layzeebeaver

(2,092 posts)
51. Replacing the shambling mound with Mr. couch fucker will make no difference
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 04:25 AM
Thursday

The machine behind them and the GOP will remain intact and continue.

They have to be voted out, and their machine dismantled somehow - anti-trust, RICO, whatever it takes.

Dulcinea

(9,270 posts)
52. I'm not a doctor or a medical professional...
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 06:33 AM
Thursday

...but he shows a lot of the signs of CHF, for which there is no cure.

Trueblue Texan

(3,860 posts)
57. I'm not a doctor either, but I worked with CHF patients a long, long time.
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 08:21 AM
Thursday

I'd be completely shocked if he didn't have CHF, at the very least. I wouldn't be surprised if he had kidney disease which goes hand in hand with heart disease, and might even be doing dialysis several times a week.

C_U_L8R

(48,262 posts)
5. His routine yearly checkup... uh huh.
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 07:23 PM
Wednesday

You know they’re lying when they use more words than necessary..

Ocelot II

(127,683 posts)
7. The exam will be done by "Dr." Ronnie Jackson,
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 07:25 PM
Wednesday

who will declare that he is the healthiest person ever to walk the Earth, and that he's immortal.

Emile

(38,211 posts)
8. After Governor Pritzker said Trump has dementia, they thought
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 07:28 PM
Wednesday

maybe we get rid of that crazy sob and give him a medical checkup.

bluestarone

(20,463 posts)
14. Why is he going there? Didn't think he believed in Dr's of science.
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 08:34 PM
Wednesday

Hell, Where's Kennedy jr. when you need him.

TurboDem

(339 posts)
17. So, after his alzheimers treatment at Walter Reed he's going to broker a peace deal?
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 09:34 PM
Wednesday

"he might later in the day travel to the Middle East, where he is hoping to secure a peace deal between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza."

My guess is he's going to be admitted to Walter Reed for what ever reason and he's going to be there for a few days.

slightlv

(6,670 posts)
24. That was my thought, too...
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 10:34 PM
Wednesday

he needs to "disappear" like he did over labor day for whatever they did to him then. It's a chronic issue and has to be dealt with on an ongoing basis... and it's not like he'll do anything "healthy" for himself! (LOL) They let it build up just so long and then they have to have him do a disappearing act so they can treat it all at once, to last for a few more weeks or month. At this point, they're all but doing a Weekend and Bernies with him!

Miles Archer

(20,475 posts)
19. SPOILER: Leaked Exam Results!
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 09:42 PM
Wednesday

Courtesy of Ronny "Dr Feelgood" Jackson, former White House Physician:

"In my 58 years of life, I have never witnessed a more superb specimen of peak male physical fitness than President Donald John Trump. My GOD, from his rock-hard pecs to his washboard abs to his bulging biceps, he is pure, undiluted, unadulterated testosterone of a magnitude that has never been witnessed before, and may never be witnessed again.

His cognitive abilities are humbling to the average observer. His keen intelligence and ability to grasp the most complex concepts are, quite frankly, an embarrassment of riches. His lightning-fast response to virtually any question is thorough, thoughtful, and detailed.

He looks great in his trademarked blue suit, and even better in swim trunks. Don't let the fact that I was demoted from the rank of Retired Rear Admiral to Retired Captain by the Navy influence you when it comes to my expert diagnosis of this great, golden god among men.

I could easily see President Trump serving 20 more consecutive terms in office, with no diminishing of his physical or mental stamina.

Because I, ee I, ee I, will always love you, ee I, ee I, will always love you, PRESIDENT TRUMP!"

- Ronny Lynn Jackson, former White House Physician, currently in the elimination rounds on Dancing with the Stars


Scarlet Begalas

(64 posts)
31. Leaked exam results
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 10:59 PM
Wednesday

You just saved Dr. Jackson the trouble of writing a report. He can use yours.

LudwigPastorius

(13,571 posts)
21. Instead of checking in at Walter Reed,...
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 10:06 PM
Wednesday

Last edited Thu Oct 9, 2025, 01:16 PM - Edit history (1)

could he check in at Club Mud?

please?

SupportSanity

(1,533 posts)
23. New experimental treatment using Tylenol plus Ivermectin. Doctors say it will cure what is ailing Trump.
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 10:21 PM
Wednesday

The doctors have not yet told Trump that the treatment is administered rectally.

Shhhhh..... don't tell him.

Bayard

(27,370 posts)
26. I guess Walter Reed doctors have to follow that patient privacy thing...
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 10:37 PM
Wednesday

Even if there's a matter of national security.

badhair77

(5,029 posts)
27. Are they surgically removing Pam Bondi who climbed so far
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 10:42 PM
Wednesday

up his butt during that congressional hearing that they couldn’t pull her out. All I could see were her feet. Sad.

timms139

(407 posts)
46. I think they gave him
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 01:52 AM
Thursday

a rope to carry with so he can jerk her head out. They did this because it has became a daily thing .

vapor2

(3,230 posts)
29. Like Blondi said, this president is the most transparent president
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 10:57 PM
Wednesday

so he will reveal his health checkup??

question everything

(51,144 posts)
34. This is the day the winner(s) of the Nobel peace prize is announced
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 11:22 PM
Wednesday

Also he is planning to be in Israel on Sunday..

GenThePerservering

(3,127 posts)
35. "Routine yearly checkup" then jets off to the Middle East
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 11:47 PM
Wednesday

to broker peace deals.

He's not going to the Middle East.

BigmanPigman

(54,035 posts)
37. HA HA HA HA HA HA
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 11:56 PM
Wednesday

I expect a more accurate report from my local vet's office.

Let's see....

He is a stellar specimen of a virile male
He has the heart of a 24 year old
His weight is 160 pounds
His brian activity is up there with Einstein's
He has a full head of hair
He has no cankles
He has no bruises
He has no droopy face
He doesn't stand at a 45 degree angle
He doesn't slur his speech
He doesn't repeat anything on a loop
He can walk a straight line
His memory is that of a 16 year old


Oh, by the way, Putin's doctor approves this report.

Bohunk68

(1,406 posts)
61. That is not unusual at his age.
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 09:07 AM
Thursday

I'll be 82 next week and get my health care through the VA. I have semi-annuals since I turned 77. Had one in February and one in August the past few years.

displacedvermoter

(3,951 posts)
42. I have seen reports and have been told that he is syphilitic
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 12:47 AM
Thursday

And I tell everyone he is, I certainly would like it to be true.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,308 posts)
53. Syphillis it is said..."eats at the brain".
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 06:52 AM
Thursday

In Donald's case, it has done more than that.

Even at his worst, my late husband was healthier than TACO is now. Knowing death is knocking louder, it does strange things to a person. I know this to be true.

The TACO is dying.

Aussie105

(7,294 posts)
47. Whatever the reason, I hope it is serious.
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 02:17 AM
Thursday

Terminally serious.
Time for Vance to bow out too.
Time for an election.

Time for a refresh in America.
A major refresh.
A reset.
A redo.
A back-to-the-Constitution reset.

SunSeeker

(56,894 posts)
62. It is serious. A simple check up can be done at the White House without going to Walter Reed.
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 03:30 PM
Thursday

The fact that he has to go to Walter Reed for the second time in 6 months indicates a serious concern. Annual physicals are not held every 6 months. https://www.npr.org/2025/04/13/g-s1-60074/trump-physical-medical-report#:~:text=Trump%20says%20he%20took%20a,frequent%20victories%20in%20golf%20events.%22

CTyankee

(67,229 posts)
63. If he is found incapacitated we get J.D. and that's worse...
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 03:53 PM
Thursday

He is evil and smart.

Trump knew what he was doing when he got J.D. for his veep.

DownriverDem

(6,913 posts)
54. Yea right
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 07:28 AM
Thursday

We will never know his medical/mental condition. Who thinks we will even know if he dies?

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