Trump to get routine yearly checkup on Friday, White House says

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable on antifa at the White House in Washington, D.C.

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will visit Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday and undergo his routine yearly check up, the White House said on Monday.

“President Trump is considering going to the Middle East shortly thereafter,” White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said in the statement.

(Reporting by Costas Pitas)