White House says Trump is in excellent health after physical

The White House said Donald Trump remained in excellent health after a 3.5-hour physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, but the memo also showed how carefully the presidency’s health picture is being managed.

White House physician Sean Barbabella said Trump was fully fit for duty and that heart, neurological and other tests were normal. The memo put Trump at 238 pounds, up 14 pounds from his April 2025 physical, and said he stood 6 feet 3 inches tall. It also recommended that he lose weight and exercise more, a reminder that the formal verdict of “excellent health” still came with basic lifestyle advice.

The physical was Trump’s third scheduled medical appointment at Walter Reed in 13 months, a sign of how closely the White House has had to account for the 79-year-old president’s stamina as he approaches his 80th birthday on June 14, 2026. Trump posted afterward that “everything checked out PERFECTLY,” while the medical memo offered a more measured accounting of what the exam showed and what it did not.

The disclosure also expanded on two issues that had already drawn attention: swelling in Trump’s lower legs and bruising on his hand. The latest memo said he had slight lower-leg swelling that had improved from last year, and that the bruising was minor soft tissue irritation linked to frequent handshaking while he was taking aspirin for cardiovascular prevention.

That followed the White House’s July 2025 disclosure that ultrasound and vascular testing had found chronic venous insufficiency, a benign and common condition, especially in people over 70. Officials said at the time there was no evidence of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease. The latest memo did not retreat from that explanation, but it confirmed that the swelling had persisted even as it improved.

For voters, the release offered more than a blanket assurance. It named the doctor, the setting, the tests, the weight, and the specific reason given for the bruising. It also left the usual gap between a carefully worded physician’s statement and the broader question of how much of a president’s physical condition the public can actually judge from a managed White House disclosure.