The White House doctor announced, in a detailed health report published on Friday, that US President Joe Biden is "in good health" and "has the ability" to perform his job as President of the United States, after the latter underwent a routine medical examination.
The doctor, Kevin O'Conner, indicated that the US president, who will turn 79 on Saturday, is taking three prescription drugs and two other over-the-counter drugs.
"The president remains a healthy and strong man," he wrote, stressing that he "has the ability to successfully exercise the duties of the presidency."
Biden resumed his presidential duties, Friday, after he transferred her for about an hour and a half while he was under anesthesia for an endoscopy of the intestine to his deputy, Kamala Harris, who became the first woman to assume the powers of the presidency in the history of the country.
"The result of my medical examination is very good," Biden told reporters as he left Walter Reed Hospital, near Washington.
Shortly after arriving at the White House, the president said with a smile, "I feel good."
The US presidency said that the president's letters to the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives announce this transfer of power according to the conditions stipulated by the Constitution, and Biden returned and handed over his powers again.
The American scene was dominated by the House of Representatives approval of a large social spending plan proposed by Biden, before a brief statement was issued by White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki.
"The president will undergo a routine endoscopy" at Walter Reed Medical Center near Washington, the statement said.
This "routine" examination aims to detect any abnormalities in the colon and forms part of the president's first medical examination.
The oldest American president in the history of the United States announced that he intends to run for re-election in 2024. But his advanced age raises speculation that he may abandon this idea.
The president has promised the greatest transparency about his health and some supporters of former President Donald Trump miss an opportunity to question publicly, and in somewhat devious ways, his physical and mental health.
Biden's doctor had announced at the end of 2019, when he was a candidate in the Democratic primary for his party, that he was "in good health" and "strong."
Biden faced a serious health problem in 1988 and was urgently taken to hospital after a ruptured blood vessel, and even a priest was called for the last rites.
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