President Joe Biden joked Wednesday that doctors told him he looked “too young” after he underwent an annual physical exam early in the morning.
Biden, 81, made the joke amid speculation about what doctors might have discovered as they assessed him early that morning, as questions mount about whether he is mentally or physically fit to serve another term in the White House.
While speaking to reporters, he was asked about his physical condition and what his doctors had to say.
“They think I look too young,” she said.
Joe Biden on possible health problems after his annual visit: “They think I look too young!”pic.twitter.com/gYvHrcTOem
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) February 28, 2024
Biden added, “Everything is great” regarding his health and concluded, “Nothing is different than last year.”
According to NBC News, Biden underwent routine medical examinations at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, and was declared “fit for duty.”
White House physician Kevin C. O’Connor wrote in a summary of the review that Biden “fully executes all of his responsibilities without any exemptions or accommodations.”
As the New York Post noted, Biden did not notify the public of the doctor’s visit in advance and the appointment was not on his schedule.
The visit became known only on Wednesday morning, when Biden was leaving the White House and shouted at journalists.
“I’m going to Walter Reed to get my physical,” he said.
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about Biden’s physical status during her daily media briefing on Wednesday afternoon.
She was evasive when pressed on the issue of Biden’s health and whether he should undergo a cognitive test, NBC News reported.
When asked why Biden did not make his personal doctor available to the media, Jean-Pierre referred to his brief comments about the visit to Walter Reed.
COVER UP? Karine Jean-Pierre says they’re ‘trying to get back to normal’ by preventing Biden’s doctor from briefing the press on Biden’s physical and cognitive health pic.twitter.com/75RIHcCb64
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 28, 2024
“The president said they thought he was too young,” he said. “You heard the president, he talked about it when he was asked.”
Biden’s age and fitness have been a source of questions for years.
The president’s health finally received widespread media coverage last month, when Justice Department special counsel Robert Hur said he had not charged Biden in his classified documents case because of his age and mental state.
A Hur report claimed that Biden had severe memory problems during the interview and that if he were charged and tried for mishandling sensitive information, sympathetic jurors might see him as a forgetful old man.
This article originally appeared in The Western Journal.