THE White House has been forced to speak out over rumors that the President had been rushed to the hospital following a health crisis.
Fears for Donald Trump’s health were sparked on Saturday when posts online claimed he was undergoing treatment at the Walter Reed Medical Center in Maryland, which is the primary presidential health care facility.
Social media users jumped to the conclusion based on alleged road closures and flight restrictions in the airspace above the medical facility, neither of which have been verified by officials.
In addition to this, the 79-year-old had been relatively out of the public eye for several days, adding to the speculation that he was dealing with a medical issue.
He was last publicly seen on April 1, giving a national address on the war with Iran.
As the rumor mill continued to turn with “Trump dead” even trending at points, the White House was forced to break its silence on the claims.
On Saturday evening, Assistant to the President & White House Director of Communications Steven Cheung took to social media to quash fears for the President’s health.
“There has never been a President who has worked harder for the American people than President Trump,” he wrote.
“On this Easter weekend, he has been working nonstop in the White House and Oval Office.
“God Bless him.”
The White House further smacked down the claims on its Rapid Response 47 account on X, accusing the Left of pedalling conspiracy theories.
“Deranged liberals cook up insane conspiracy theories when @POTUS goes 12 hours without speaking to press,” the post read.
“(They said nothing with Biden routinely went 12 days without speaking to the press.)
“Fear not! President Trump literally never stops working.”
Meanwhile, Trump has been posting regularly on TruthSocial, and CBS White House correspondent Emma Nicholson shared a picture of the West Wing showing that all was as usual.
“A Marine sentry is standing at the door of the West Wing as of 1:50pm, indicating the president is working inside,” she wrote.
