Trump Set for Annual Medical Checkup on May 26 at Walter Reed

May 12, 2026, 1:28 AM UTC

President Donald Trump will have his annual medical checkup at a hospital near Washington on May 26, the White House said Monday night.

His appointment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland “will include the president’s routine annual dental and medical assessments as part of his regular preventive healthcare,” according to the White House statement.

The oldest person ever inaugurated as president, Trump turns 80 in June. And while he often questioned President Joe Biden’s fitness for office, Trump has repeatedly boasted about his own physical and mental health and insisted that age has not slowed him. ...

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