Biden is 81 years old and is the oldest American president ever and is seeking to run for a second term (Anatolia)

There is no issue Republicans would rather have on the agenda than President Joe Biden's health and general fitness for office, and while conservative politicians and the media talk about the alleged deterioration of the US president's health, his "repeated errors and slips of the tongue" also give them ample cause for lively discussion.

President Biden's health condition is being discussed with great interest during the heated election campaign between Democrats and Republicans.

Biden underwent new tests, and his doctor issued their results in a detailed report covered by the German magazine Der Spiegel.

Yesterday, Wednesday, the White House published the results of the latest health examination of the 81-year-old president, which indicated that the president was suffering from multiple aches and pains.

Despite this, Biden's doctor confirms that the oldest American president ever "is in good health, active, and fully capable of performing the duties of his office."

However, there are doubts about those results, due to Biden's advanced age, repeated minor gaffes, and a recently published investigative report on another matter, according to Der Spiegel.

Biden visited Walter Reed Military Hospital near Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

The 6-page report, which was later issued by his doctor, Kevin O'Connor, said that Biden feels well and has no health concerns.

The US President generally suffers from spinal degeneration.

“The President’s gait remains stiff, but has not worsened since last year,” Dr. O’Connor wrote.

Recently, Biden has also been complaining of increasing pain in his left hip.

It is noteworthy that one of the peculiarities of American policy is that presidents must undergo regular medical examinations and disclose their health condition. This is a procedure that is not legally binding, but it has become a kind of ritual that no holder of the presidential office can avoid.

Once a year, US presidents undergo extensive tests and routine examinations, the results of which are then published in some detail.

The medical report indicated that the president’s gait remains stiff, but has not worsened (French)

No symptoms of strokes or Parkinson's

For several months, the “strongest man in the world” has been wearing a breathing mask almost every night due to sleep apnea, and his doctor wrote that this has proven effective.

Sleep apnea is a disorder in which sufferers suffer from a temporary cessation of breathing during sleep, causing physical and mental trouble upon waking up and thus discomfort for the rest of the day.

Biden also suffers from reflux disease.

According to the doctor, the gastrointestinal disease means that Biden has to clear his throat and cough often.

The doctor also indicated - as in previous reports - that the president does not smoke or drink alcohol, exercises at least 5 days a week, is 1.83 meters tall, and weighs slightly less than 81 kilograms.

The report's findings are very similar to the results of previous reports.

However, Biden's age raises concerns about strokes or Parkinson's disease, but the findings of the latest report state that there are no signs of either occurring, and that the president "does not suffer from tremors."

The health status of the US President in general is gaining increasing attention in the United States.

This applies more to Biden due to his advanced age. He moved to the White House in 2021 as the oldest American president ever, and wants to run for a second term next November.

The cognitive ability of the president

Biden regularly makes headlines with blunders, slips of the tongue, and motor stumbles.

His Republican rivals - especially his predecessor and potential rival in the upcoming elections, Donald Trump - widely use such gaffes to cast doubt on Biden's mental and physical fitness.

Recently, an investigative report into the case related to Biden's storage of secret documents made a sensation, stating that the Democratic president is "an inactive, elderly man with a bad memory and limited abilities."

Biden angrily rejected what was stated in the report, stressing that his memory is completely good and his health is fine.

Source: German press