Topline<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump on Saturday was photographed leaving for his golf course in Virginia, dispelling unfounded rumors spread on social media that Trump had died in recent days after not being seen publicly. <\/p>\n
Social media users, without evidence, pushed claims that President Donald Trump had died in recent days after not being seen publicly.<\/p>\n
AFP via Getty ImagesKey Facts<\/p>\n
Trump, seen with his granddaughter Kai Trump, was seen entering a vehicle on the White House\u2019s south lawn Saturday morning while en route to his Trump National golf course in northern Virginia.<\/p>\n
Search inquiries for \u201cTrump,\u201d \u201cis Trump dead\u201d and \u201cTrump dead\u201d were among the top searches on Google as of noon Saturday while \u201cWhere is Donald Trump\u201d was trending on X.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s previous most recent public appearance came Wednesday as he headed a televised Cabinet meeting and was previously seen golfing earlier in the week, yet Trump also remained active online while posting periodically on his Truth Social platform.<\/p>\n
Trump loads the motorcade with granddaughter Kai Trump and grandson Spencer Frederick Trump. <\/p>\n
AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Trump enters his motorcade.<\/p>\n
AFP via Getty ImagesWhy Did Social Media Users Say Trump Was Dead?<\/p>\n
Most social media users pointed<\/a> to Trump having not been seen publicly since his Cabinet meeting Wednesday and his schedule being cleared for the weekend\u2014though that is not unusual. Others noted Vice President JD Vance told<\/a> USA Today on Thursday he was prepared to step in as president should a \u201cterrible tragedy\u201d occur, though Vance emphasized he believed Trump was in \u201cgood shape\u201d and in \u201cincredibly good health.\u201d <\/p>\n Key Background<\/p>\n Concerns have swirled in recent months surrounding the health of Trump, who became the oldest president at the time of swearing in in January. Earlier this month, Trump, 79, was spotted with bruising on the back of his right hand in the Oval Office, days after his other hand was photographed with a smaller bruise. Trump has been seen with bruising on his right hand several times over the last year, including in February and November, though the White House has dispelled health concerns by claiming the bruising is \u201cfrom shaking hands with thousands of people.\u201d Sean Barbabella, Trump\u2019s physician, elaborated on the bruising in July and said it was \u201cconsistent with minor soft tissue irritation from frequent handshaking\u201d and use of aspirin. Barbabella also revealed Trump was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a \u201cprevalent\u201d disease that, in most cases, results in \u201cdiminished quality of life and loss of work productivity\u201d if left untreated, according<\/a> to the National Institutes of Health. Trump\u2019s apparently swollen ankles, which were photographed at the FIFA Club World Cup Final in July, have been connected to the condition.<\/p>\n Further ReadingForbesTrump Seen With Bruised Right Hand Again\u2014Here\u2019s Everything We Know About The ConditionBy Sara Dorn<\/a>ForbesTrump\u2019s \u2018Excellent Health\u2019 Touted By White House Physician Who Praises His \u2018Frequent Victories In Golf\u2019By Alison Durkee<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Topline President Donald Trump on Saturday was photographed leaving for his golf course in Virginia, dispelling unfounded rumors…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":187814,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[69,105188,50,105189,105190,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-187813","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"category-us","9":"tag-donald-trump","10":"tag-is-trump-dead","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-trump-dead","13":"tag-trump-health","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115119363469420034","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}