Trump undergoes first medical examination after returning to office: what is known

U.S. President Donald Trump, the oldest person to hold the office of American president, visited Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday for a medical examination, his first of his new term, which he said included cardiology and cognitive tests, UNN reports citing The New York Times.

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The 78-year-old Trump said Friday evening that the results would be released on Sunday. "I don't know what to tell you, except that I answered all the questions correctly," he said.

"Overall, I felt like I was in very good shape," Trump said. "Good heart. Good soul. Very good soul." He then mocked his immediate predecessor, Joseph R. Biden Jr., whose mental acuity he has long criticized, saying he "wanted to be a little different from Biden."

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The medical examination may give a first look at the health of Trump, who has often concealed even the simplest medical information since he was attacked at a campaign rally in July.

He has long had a phobia about germs and diseases, the publication writes. According to many of his former presidential and business aides, Trump tried to avoid appearing ill.

In 2015, his personal physician at the time, Dr. Harold Bornstein, wrote in a memo to the media that Trump, then a presidential candidate, had "extraordinary" strength and stamina. Dr. Bornstein told CNN in 2018 that Trump personally dictated the letter.