Trump to Undergo Annual Physical Exam
WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, who turns 80 next month, will undergo his routine annual physical on Tuesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, following a year of public attention on apparently minor health issues.
Trump frequently casts himself as more energetic and fitter than Joe Biden, his Democratic predecessor who left office last year at age 82 after facing questions about his fitness for the job.
Still, recent photographs showing a blotchy neck rash have added to questions about Trump's health, following images in July 2025 of swollen ankles and a bruised hand concealed with makeup.
Trump, whose birthday is June 14, became the oldest person to assume the presidency when he began his second term in January 2025.
Trump Kicks Off Tuesday Morning With Flood of AI-Made Memes
President Donald Trump kicked off Tuesday morning with a flood of Truth Social posts, many featuring AI-generated images praising his work and criticizing his rivals. Trump reposted 11 images within 20 minutes early Tuesday morning.
Cornyn, Paxton Flood Texas Airwaves In Final Day of GOP Senate Runoff
Voters in Texas saw little of the Republican candidates for U.S. Senate on Monday — provided they stayed away from screens. Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton had no public campaign events scheduled for the final day of their more-than-yearlong quest for the GOP nomination. Instead, their fight for Tuesday’s runoff continued as it has for months — intense and unabated — through advertising that has topped $109 million, heavily from Cornyn’s side.
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