(CNN) — President Donald Trump said he will travel to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday for a “semi-annual physical,” describing it as a routine exam.
“I think I’m in great shape, but I’ll let you know,” Trump said from the Oval Office on Thursday during a bilateral meeting with the Finnish president. “Physically, I feel very good, mentally I feel very good.”
The president’s remarks came a day after the White House announced he would go to Walter Reed for what it called a “yearly check up.” That initial description prompted confusion, since Trump had received an “annual” exam just six months ago.
Trump’s physician at that time deemed him “fully fit” to execute his duties, writing in an April memo that he was in “excellent health” — and citing his frequent gol