Trump to undergo second 'yearly' checkup Friday
The White House says President Trump will visit Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday morning for a 'routine yearly checkup'—six months after his last 'annual physical examination'—and declined to explain the second yearly exam. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said he will meet troops, stop for the checkup, return to the White House, and is considering Middle East travel shortly thereafter following his announcement of a first‑phase Israel–Hamas deal. The president’s physician previously disclosed chronic venous insufficiency but found no evidence of DVT or arterial disease and deemed his overall health 'excellent.'
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📌 Key Facts
- White House schedules Trump’s Walter Reed visit for a 'routine yearly checkup' on Friday morning.
- Comes six months after a prior 'annual physical examination'; White House declined to explain the second yearly check.
- Press secretary says Trump may travel to the Middle East after the visit; physician notes chronic venous insufficiency without DVT or arterial disease.
📚 Contextual Background
- A peace plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump called for Hamas to free all remaining hostages and for the Israeli military to begin withdrawing from parts of Gaza in phases; the plan also proposed transferring parts of Gaza to a "technocratic" Palestinian committee and deploying a temporary security force backed by Arab states.
- U.S. officials in 2025 described a two-phase approach to ceasefire negotiations in which an initial hostage release would be followed by an Israeli military pullback to a previously held boundary position, while decisions about Gaza's future governing structure could be negotiated concurrently.