White House Doctor Says Biden ‘Healthy’ and ‘Fit to Serve’ as President

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the U.S. response to the high-altitude Chinese balloon and three other objects that were recently shot down by the U.S. military over American airspace, in the South Court Auditorium at the White House complex in Washington on Feb. 16, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

The top White House doctor said Feb. 16 that President Joe Biden is healthy.

Biden, 80, “remains fit for duty,” Dr. Kevin O'Connor said in a memorandum to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre after examining the president.