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The White House has attempted to quell rumours about Donald Trump’s health after an unscheduled visit to a doctor over the weekend.

Mr Trump has claimed his visit to the Walter Reed medical centre on Saturday was “phase one” of his yearly physical, despite him having no public events on his schedule for that day and his last physical being only nine months ago.

The president’s visit also did not follow the protocol for a routine medical exam and Walter Reed staff were not given notice about the visit, a source told CNN.

A separate source told the news channel Mr Trump’s visit was “abnormal”.

However, Stephanie Grisham, the White House press secretary, insisted it was “absolutely not” true that the visit was anything other than a routine physical exam, maintaining Mr Trump is “healthy as can be”.