Biden Undergoes Health Exam at Walter Reed as Mental Fitness Questioned

President Joe Biden departed the White House on Wednesday, heading to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for a medical check-up amid public doubts about his age and mental fitness. “I’m going to Walter Reed to get my physical,” President Biden told members of the press before boarding the Marine One presidential helicopter, just after 9 a.m. on Wednesday. The president’s routinely updated daily schedule made no mention of the Wednesday medical check-up before his departure, and his helicopter ride came as a surprise to the White House press pool. Minutes after the president’s helicopter departed, the White House published a formal notice that the president was off for his “routine annual physical,” a summary of which the White House said would be released later on Wednesday. The findings from this medical examination are likely to be closely watched as the 81-year-old president heads into an election year seeking another four-year term....