Biden's doctor declares president 'fit for duty' after annual physical

President Joe Biden's doctor on Wednesday indicated that he had not developed any new health concerns and is fit to continue his responsibilities as commander-in-chief.

Biden visited Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for his annual physical on Wednesday. His mental health and physical fitness for office have long been the subject of scrutiny in light of his advanced age and penchant for making awkward gaffes.

"The President feels well and this year’s physical identified no new concerns. He continues to be fit for duty and fully executes all of his responsibilities without any exemptions or accommodations," wrote Dr. Kevin O'Connor, according to The Hill. Biden did, however, show "mild arthritic changes" in an exam.

The results are good news for Biden, who has faced renewed scrutiny over fitness for office in the wake of a report from special counsel Robert Hur, who indicated that his decision not to bring charges in a classified documents case was motivated in part by concerns that it "would be difficult to convince a jury that they should convict him — by then a former president well into his eighties — of a serious felony that requires a mental state of willfulness."

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter.