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White House: Trump undergoes exam at Walter Reed
By JILL COLVIN medical staff “to share his
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Pres- thanks for all the outstand-
ident Donald Trump spent ing care they provide to
more than two hours at our Wounded Warriors, and
Walter Reed National Med- wish them an early happy
ical Center on Saturday for Thanksgiving,” Grisham
what the White House said said. It was the president’s
were medical tests as part ninth visit to the hospital
of his annual physical. since taking office.
The appointment wasn’t Walter Reed spokeswoman
on Trump’s weekend pub- Sandy Dean said the hospi-
lic schedule, and his last tal does not comment on
physical was in February. patients who receive care
Press secretary Stephanie at the facility and referred
Grisham said the 73-year- questions to the White
old president was “antici- House.
pating a very busy 2020” Trump’s last checkup in
and wanted to take ad- February, 2019 showed he
vantage of “a free week- had gained weight in of-
end” in Washington to be- fice. At 243 pounds and
gin portions of his routine 6 feet, 3 inches tall, he
checkup. passed the official thresh-
She did not specify which old for being considered
tests he’d received or ex- The motorcade of President Donald Trump waits at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, obese, with a Body Mass
plain why the visit had Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, in Bethesda, Md. Associated Press Index of 30.4.
not been disclosed in ad- "I am happy to announce
vance. Trump’s 2018 and the President of the Unit-
2019 physicals were both ed States is in very good
announced ahead of time health and I anticipate he
and appeared on his pub- will remain so for the dura-
lic schedule. tion of his Presidency, and
Grisham said after the visit beyond," Conley wrote af-
that the president had had terward.
“a quick exam and labs” Test results were released
and assured he remains in six days later, showing that
good health. Trump weighed 243 pounds
“The President remains — up seven pounds from
healthy and energetic September 2016, before he
without complaints, as became president.
demonstrated by his re- A Body Mass Index rating
peated vigorous rally per- of 30 is the level at which
formances in front of thou- doctors consider someone
sands of Americans several obese under the common-
times a week,” she said. ly used formula. About 40
Trump also spent time at percent of Americans are
the hospital meeting with obese, raising the risk for
the family of a special forc- heart disease, diabetes,
es soldier injured in Afghan- stroke and some forms of
istan. And he visited with cancer.q
