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Monday, July 13, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he had "just finished" a physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, without specifying when the exam was conducted.

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Trump admits to ANOTHER mystery trip to Walter Reed as speculation grows about his frequent checkups and cognitive exams, DOJ shows up at reporters' homes with subpoenas, a fence going up around the White House, and more. Your midday update is here:

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-- MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2:06 PM · Jul 11, 2026

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"I just finished a perfect physical at Walter Reed, I do it every six months, and I requested another Cognitive Test, the only President to do so, three times, and I aced them all " Got every question right," Trump, who turned 80 in June, wrote in a Truth Social post.

Can the brain dead------------------- still tell the difference between a cow and a giraffe?

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-07-11 01:45 PM | Reply

What an embarrassment.

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-07-11 03:23 PM | Reply

5th on in 6 months.

I'm firing up the kegger.

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-07-11 04:23 PM | Reply

Glad that alter cocker is enjoying free world class medical treatment at WRMAC.

"What paperwork?"

#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-07-12 12:16 AM | Reply

July might be a great month for freedom loving people.

#5 | Posted by a_monson at 2026-07-12 04:30 AM | Reply

"The docs are begging me to do constant cognitive testing. Know why? Because, they say, Sirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, we've never seen anything like it before.' Person Woman Man Camera ... TV!"

That's why the MAGAts are building a "Ballroom" at the WH - it will house the new double-secret "The Donald J. Trump & Doctor Phil Behavioral Analysis Unit & Cognitive Testing Facility."

#6 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-07-12 05:52 AM | Reply

Another one? Did they have to harvest another adrenal gland for him to chew on?

#7 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-07-12 12:57 PM | Reply


@#3 ... 5th on in 6 months. ...

I have one physical exam per year.

Is there some ongoing condition that requires Pres Trump to have so many physicals?



#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-12 09:51 PM | Reply

Has Jake Tapper begun clutching his pearls yet?

#9 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-07-13 07:23 AM | Reply

They keep checking to see if he is still in the body...

#10 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2026-07-13 02:25 PM | Reply

From the article: "The White House said Trump was referring to his May physical."

He didn't "just finish" anything. He just remembered it.

#11 | Posted by qcp at 2026-07-13 02:37 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

I was so hopeful: The car in the photo looks like it could be a presidential hearse.

#12 | Posted by MBlue at 2026-07-13 04:33 PM | Reply

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