Overview

• President Trump received the annual influenza vaccine and an updated COVID-19 booster during Friday’s visit, which his physician said was scheduled ahead of an international trip.
• The medical summary reported normal cardiac structure and function with no signs of heart or kidney failure or systemic disease.
• The memo highlighted a reported ECG-based “cardiac age” roughly 14 years younger than his 79 years, a figure outside experts cautioned is not a clinically established measure.
• Independent cardiologists criticized the statement for lacking specifics such as blood pressure, lipid levels, ejection fraction, rhythm findings, and explanations for visible bruising.
• It was Trump’s second Walter Reed checkup in 2025, which the White House framed as an annual exam even as the president described it as a semiannual review; earlier this year officials disclosed a benign diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency and attributed hand bruising to frequent handshakes and aspirin use.