Trump’s annual med check-up today

AP Washington

President Donald Trump is undergoing his annual physical on Friday, potentially giving the public its first details in years about the health of a man who in January became the oldest in US history to be sworn in as President. "I have never felt better, but nevertheless, these things must be done!" Trump, 78, posted on his social media site.

Despite long questioning predecessor Joe Biden's physical and mental capacity, Trump himself has routinely kept basic facts about his own health shrouded in secrecy - shying away from traditional presidential transparency on medical issues. If history is any indication, his latest physical is likely to produce a flattering report that's scarce on details. It will be conducted at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and will be the first public information on Trump's health since the  assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania, last July.

Trump is three years younger than Biden. But on Inauguration Day of his second term in January, Trump was five months older than Biden was during his 2021 inauguration – making Trump the nation's oldest President to be sworn into office.

Trump was treated at Walter Reed for his serious bout with the coronavirus in 2020. During that, Trump's physician offered a rosy prognosis on his condition, though his White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said some of Trump's vital signs were "very concerning." After he recovered, more details emerged that Trump had been sicker than he'd let on.