Biden is “in shape” to carry out his duties, says doctor after annual check-up

The American president, Joe Bidenproceed”able to perform its duties”, with no significant changes in his health status at the age of 81, his doctor said this Wednesday after the last general check-up before the November elections.

The health of Biden, the oldest sitting president in US history U.Shas become a key issue ahead of the elections.

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The long-awaited exam in Walter Reed Military Hospitaloutside of washingtoncame just weeks after a special counsel report portrayed him as a “Geezer” in “Bad memory”.

“Remains able to perform duties and fully performs all responsibilities, without exemptions or adaptations“confirmed the White House doctor, Kevin O’Connorrevealing the test results.

The only new thing this year was Biden’s use of a machine to keep his airway clear at night and reduce sleep disruptions, along with an emergency dental procedure, O’Connor said.

Biden suffers from a number of minor physical problems, such as stiffness when walking due to wear and tear on his spine, but there have been no significant changes in these from last year, according to the report.

Biden: “too young”

Biden himself, who faces likely electoral revenge with donald trump77, joked that the only worry was that doctors thought he looked “too young”.

“everything is good“he told reporters at The White House.

Biden took a short helicopter ride to the medical center where American presidents usually visit and left after two and a half hours, greeting Navy personnel and putting on sunglasses before departing in his motorcade.

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The press secretary, Karine Jean-PierreHe defended the fact that Biden did not undergo a cognitive test, stating that his doctors assessed that he did not need it.

“The president undergoes a cognitive test every day,” Jean-Pierre told reporters, citing the national and international political issues he deals with. “It’s a very rigorous job” he pointed out.

At last year’s medical exam, Biden was given a clean bill of health, although he had a cancerous skin lesion removed from his chest.

“Bad memory”

Biden’s routine medical exam comes as voters’ concerns grow about his age, as he would turn 86 at the end of a possible second term.

The issue gained even more prominence with the special prosecutor’s report Roberto Hurwhich exonerated him of having illegally stored confidential documents in his home, but stated that a jury would find him a “well-intentioned old man with a bad memory”.

At a press conference in The White HouseBiden then countered by saying his memory was “good” and criticized the prosecutor for stating that he did not remember when his son died Beautiful Of cancer.

But this week Biden adopted a more relaxed tone as he tried to deflect the issue to his septuagenarian rival, Trump.

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In an interview with the comedian Seth Meyers On Monday night, Biden said he was better than “the other type”, who is only four years younger.

The real estate mogul has also made his mistakes, like when he recently confused his rival for the Republican nomination, Nikki Haleywith the former Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and said that Viktor Orbán was president of Türkiyerather than Hungary.

Late last year, Trump released a note from his doctor declaring that his health was “great”, but without giving too many details.

Source: Elcomercio

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