It wasn’t on his schedule and the explanation sounds implausible. On Saturday afternoon, Donald Trump left the White House for “partial physical” at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

POTUS health. WH says Saturday trip to hospital was “routine” & he’s “fine” despite break from past practices. Here is glimpse of Pres Trump and what appears to be WH physician Sean Conley getting into motorcade. Watch. (h/t @WinstonNBC) pic.twitter.com/8ZynFF2ytQ

— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) November 17, 2019

The White House press secretary, Stephanie Grisham, said the president had a free weekend so why not get a partial physical?

“Anticipating a very busy 2020, the President is taking advantage of a free weekend here in Washington, D.C.,” Grisham said.

But those who closely follow Trump’s propensity for falsehoods weren’t buying it.  

What—you’ve never gone for an impromptu unscheduled partial physical on a Saturday afternoon? https://t.co/KXxShYDreU

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) November 16, 2019

It’s a good bet he White House is not telling the truth when it claims Trump was at Walter Reed “to begin portions of his routine annual physical exam.” We know this because — well, because those people lie about pretty much everything. https://t.co/VyPFiD7iB2

— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) November 17, 2019

This is the problem with the legion of lies. If you decide not to play golf like you do every weekend and instead visit a hospital for a partial physical, well, color us suspicious.  

Politico reports Grisham appeared Saturday evening on Fox News to quash rumors of the president possibly being ill. 

Later on Twitter, Grisham said any speculation is “wholly irresponsible & dangerous for the country.”

If you see the vid of Trump being hustled by running Secret Service dudes into the motorcade. No one goes to the hospital for physical “tests” in that much of a hurry. https://t.co/bhE0mZGmWP

— Barbara Malmet (@B52Malmet) November 17, 2019