Overview

• The White House says the president will also meet troops and deliver remarks at the Bethesda medical center.
• Friday’s appointment will be his second exam at Walter Reed in six months after an April 11 physical that found him in excellent health and fully fit for duty.
• Officials disclosed in July that he has chronic venous insufficiency after leg swelling, describing the condition as common in older adults.
• Doctors have attributed a visible bruise on his right hand to minor soft‑tissue irritation from frequent handshaking and routine aspirin therapy.
• Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said he is considering a Middle East trip shortly after the visit, and the White House did not explain why a second yearly checkup is occurring.