Biden's doctor says he 'continues to be fit for duty' after physical
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President Biden spent 2 1/2 hours getting a physical, which was closely watched ahead of the 2024 election.
President Joe Biden "continues to be fit for duty," his doctor wrote Wednesday after conducting an annual physical that was closely watched as the 81-year-old seeks reelection.
"President Biden is a healthy, active, robust, 81-year-old male who remains fit to successfully execute the duties of the presidency," Dr. Kevin O'Connor wrote in a six-page memo on the president's health, following a physical that took Biden to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for more than 2 1/2 hours.
The memo added that Biden, "feels well and this year's physical identifies no new concerns."
The oldest president in U.S. history, President Biden would be 86 by the end of a second term, should he win one. After his last exam, performed in February 2023, doctors declared President Biden "healthy, vigorous" and "fit" to handle his White House duties. But voters are approaching this year's election with misgivings about President Biden's age, having scrutinized his gaffes, his coughing, his slow walking and even a tumble off his bicycle.
After he returned to the White House, President Biden attended an event on combating crime and suggested that when it came to his health, "there is nothing different than last year."
