President Donald Trump (L), with First Lady Melania Trump (R), awards Sergeant First Class Alvaro Barrientos (2-L), with his wife Tammy Barrientos (2-R), the Purple Heart during a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on April 22, 2017. (Shawn Thew - Pool/Getty Images)
The medical checkup will be Trump’s second this year. He had a similar exam in April, during which his physician stated that he "remains in excellent health."
DOCTORS REACT TO ALLEGED TRUMP HEALTH CONCERNS AS PHOTOS SHOWING SWELLING AND BRUISING
President Donald Trump during a meeting with Mark Carney, Canada's prime minister, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday. Trump will undergo a routine medical exam on Friday, the White House said. (Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Chronic venous insufficiency occurs when veins in the legs struggle to allow blood to flow back up to the heart.
Leavitt attributed the bruising on the president’s hand to "frequent handshaking and the use of aspirin."
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