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Trump completes annual physical, says he feels ‘in very good shape’

Diane Duenez Weekend Managing Editor
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  • President Donald Trump completed his annual medical examination and expects the report to be released Sunday. The exam marks the first insight into his health since the July assassination attempt.
  • Trump, 78, spent nearly five hours at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and said he received advice on lifestyle changes but did not elaborate.
  • White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that Trump is in very good shape and the report will be comprehensive.

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President Donald Trump completed his annual medical examination on Friday, April 11, providing the public with its first glimpse in years into the health of the oldest president in U.S. history –– at the time of his inauguration.

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Ahead of the check-up at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, Trump, 78, posted on social media, “I have never felt better, but nevertheless, these things must be done!”

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters the administration would release a “readout from the White House physician” as soon as possible, promising it would be comprehensive.

“I can confirm the president is in very good shape,” Leavitt said, noting that the physical didn’t require Trump to be placed under anesthesia. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he expects the report to be released possibly on Sunday, April 13.

The president, who spent nearly five hours undergoing tests at Walter Reed, told reporters mid-flight to Florida that doctors offered him advice on lifestyle changes to improve his health, though he didn’t elaborate. “I was there for a long time,” Trump said. “I think I did very well.”

The finished medical report would be the first public information on Trump’s health since an assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July.

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