U.S. President Trump went several days last week without any public schedule, prompting rare rumors of Trump’s “death” circulating online. On the 2nd, he responded to the rumors, saying he had heard about them and dismissed them as “fake news,” stressing that he was “very active all weekend.”
The 79-year-old Trump, since returning to the White House, has often had public events, but last week he went several days without making a public appearance in front of the media, leading to rumors online of his passing. However, over the weekend, Trump was still seen by the media at a golf course.
On the afternoon of the 2nd, in the White House Oval Office, Trump announced that the headquarters of the U.S. Space Command would move from Colorado to Alabama, and took questions from the media. The entire press conference lasted about 48 minutes, and Trump showed no signs of abnormality.
When asked by the media about the viral social media rumors of his death, Trump himself responded that he hadn’t seen them, but had heard about it. “It’s kind of crazy,” he said, and dismissed them as “fake news.”
Trump stated that he held several press conferences last week, and after just two days without one, people started spreading rumors that “something must have happened to him.”
He said that he appeared on several programs, posted numerous messages on his own social media platform “Truth Social,” and visited some people. Last weekend was the U.S. Labor Day holiday, and “I was very active all weekend.”