Donald Trump may not be dead, but he is in heaven. The US President was spotted being flown to his beloved golf course, putting those baseless rumours of his untimely demise to bed.
The President appeared alive and well in a gold USA baseball cap as he was bundled into a motorcade on route to his Trump National Golf Club on Monday morning.
Trump was unwinding after he appeared to respond to the viral rumors Sunday night in a Truth Social post. “NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE,” Trump wrote.
There were no events on his schedule last Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, and the president spent his Labour Day weekend in Washington with no public appearances.
The conspicuous silence from the normally bombastic leader flooded dark corners of the internet with rumours of his untimely demise.
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Around 160,000 X posts including the phrase ‘TRUMP IS DEAD’ had been made by Saturday morning, according to the social media platform’s analytics.
On Monday night #Trumpisdead was trending despite the repeated public sightings and Trump’s trademark stream of consciousness social media rants complaining about White House officials.
It comes after the 79-year-old was spotted with poorly blended and colour-matched concealer on his hand, sparking rumours of bruising and cannula usage.
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Vice President JD Vance, in trying to quash the rumours, only made it worse, insisting he is ready to take the top job in case of a ‘terrible tragedy’.
The last notable update on Trump’s health was in July, when the White House confirmed he had chronic venous insufficiency – a vein condition which causes leg swelling.
The president has not spoken out on issues he was expected to, including on the resignation of the head of the Centre for Disease Control over a vaccine fallout.
But Trump’s ally Rudy Giuliani did come close to meeting his maker, however, with the former New York mayor suffering a fractured vertebra after a car crash in New Hampshire.
Giuliani was being driven in a rented Ford Bronco by his spokesperson Ted Goodman when their vehicle was struck from behind by a Honda HR-V driven by a 19-year-old woman late Saturday evening.
Troopers witnessed the crash, which caused both vehicles to hit the highway median and left them ‘heavily damaged,’ state police said. Goodman and the 19-year-old suffered ‘non-life-threatening injuries’ and were taken to hospitals for treatment, the agency added.
State police said they are investigating the crash and no charges have been filed.
Giuliani, 81, was taken to a nearby trauma centre and was being treated for a fractured thoracic vertebra, multiple lacerations and contusions, as well as injuries to his left arm and lower leg, according to a statement posted on X by Michael Ragusa, Giuliani’s head of security.
Trump took the opportunity to cheer him up by awarding his old friend the presdential medal of freedom as he recovers.
He posted on Truth Social: ‘As President of the United States of America, I am pleased to announce that Rudy Giuliani, the greatest Mayor in the history of New York City, and an equally great American Patriot, will receive THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM, our Country’s highest civilian honor. Details as to time and place to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!’