President Biden told reporters Wednesday he’s getting his annual physical as questions mount about his mental fitness as he seeks a second term in November.
The 81-year-old president shouted, “I’m going to Walter Reed to get my physical” as he walked to the Marine One helicopter on the White House lawn.
Presidential physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor will release a report following the appointment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland.
Biden is the oldest-ever president, and in a break from historical precedent, O’Connor has never been allowed to take journalists’ questions on the chief executive’s health.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said this month that O’Connor told her he had not conducted a cognitive exam on Biden last year because his performance as president showed one was not needed.
