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mahatmakanejeeves

(67,257 posts)
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 07:15 PM Oct 8

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

BOSSHOG

(43,947 posts)
4. Healthiest Human on Earth
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 07:19 PM
Oct 8

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

SergeStorms

(19,823 posts)
58. He could live to be 200 yrs. old.
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 08:40 AM
Oct 9

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

drray23

(8,471 posts)
2. Translation: He is having serious issues
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 07:18 PM
Oct 8

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

Scarlet Begalas

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

"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

(31,366 posts)
9. According to the West Wing TV show
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 07:30 PM
Oct 8

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

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

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

(2,115 posts)
51. Replacing the shambling mound with Mr. couch fucker will make no difference
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 04:25 AM
Oct 9

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

(9,372 posts)
52. I'm not a doctor or a medical professional...
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 06:33 AM
Oct 9

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

Trueblue Texan

(3,937 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
Oct 9

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

(48,377 posts)
5. His routine yearly checkup... uh huh.
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 07:23 PM
Oct 8

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

Ocelot II

(128,002 posts)
7. The exam will be done by "Dr." Ronnie Jackson,
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 07:25 PM
Oct 8

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

Emile

(38,654 posts)
8. After Governor Pritzker said Trump has dementia, they thought
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 07:28 PM
Oct 8

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

bluestarone

(20,611 posts)
14. Why is he going there? Didn't think he believed in Dr's of science.
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 08:34 PM
Oct 8

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

TurboDem

(346 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
Oct 8

"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

(6,941 posts)
24. That was my thought, too...
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 10:34 PM
Oct 8

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

(20,649 posts)
19. SPOILER: Leaked Exam Results!
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 09:42 PM
Oct 8

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


LudwigPastorius

(13,687 posts)
21. Instead of checking in at Walter Reed,...
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 10:06 PM
Oct 8

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

could he check in at Club Mud?

please?

SupportSanity

(1,542 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
Oct 8

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

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

Bayard

(27,579 posts)
26. I guess Walter Reed doctors have to follow that patient privacy thing...
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 10:37 PM
Oct 8

Even if there's a matter of national security.

badhair77

(5,041 posts)
27. Are they surgically removing Pam Bondi who climbed so far
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 10:42 PM
Oct 8

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

timms139

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

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

vapor2

(3,323 posts)
29. Like Blondi said, this president is the most transparent president
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 10:57 PM
Oct 8

so he will reveal his health checkup??

question everything

(51,264 posts)
34. This is the day the winner(s) of the Nobel peace prize is announced
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 11:22 PM
Oct 8

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

GenThePerservering

(3,138 posts)
35. "Routine yearly checkup" then jets off to the Middle East
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 11:47 PM
Oct 8

to broker peace deals.

He's not going to the Middle East.

BigmanPigman

(54,215 posts)
37. HA HA HA HA HA HA
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 11:56 PM
Oct 8

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
Oct 9

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

(3,976 posts)
42. I have seen reports and have been told that he is syphilitic
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 12:47 AM
Oct 9

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

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,364 posts)
53. Syphillis it is said..."eats at the brain".
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 06:52 AM
Oct 9

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

(7,335 posts)
47. Whatever the reason, I hope it is serious.
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 02:17 AM
Oct 9

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

(57,055 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
Oct 9

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

(67,444 posts)
63. If he is found incapacitated we get J.D. and that's worse...
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 03:53 PM
Oct 9

He is evil and smart.

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

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