Social media was abuzz with speculation about President Donald Trump’s health and hospitalization Saturday morning after the White House announced a media “blackout.”
Melania Trump shares unrelated post
Amid growing rumors, first lady Melania Trump An unrelated post was shared on X (formerly Twitter).
In an article about seven Ukrainian teenagers rescued from Russian-occupied territory, she wrote, “Reuniting children with their loved ones in this part of the world remains one of the most important global issues today. I am encouraged that both sides remain committed to ongoing cooperation to improve the safety and well-being of children during this abhorrent war.”
Rumors spread after “lid”
The White House lifted the travel/photo ban at 11 a.m. ET, after which multiple accounts on X claimed Trump had been rushed to Walter Reed There is a medical emergency at the National Military Medical Center.
Some users also shared videos purportedly showing Trump being taken to the hospital. However, This clip is from 2024when he was released from a hospital in Butler, Pennsylvania, after being shot.
Journalists fight back
CBS News reporter Emma Nicholson shared a photo showing a Marine sentry at the West Wing entrance, noting that it showed “the president is working inside.”
The Guardian’s White House correspondent Hugo Lowell also confirmed X’s report, writing: “As of 11 a.m. ET, the White House has lifted travel/photo restrictions, which means we don’t expect to see the president for the rest of the day. Trump is in Washington this weekend, but we have yet to have a formal press conference on the situation of the missing pilot in Iran.”
Lowell added in another post, “Trump has been at the White House today, as evidenced by the presence of a Marine outside the West Wing. No one has been to him at Trump National or Walter Reed Golf Course.”
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The spokesman denied the statement
Trump spokesman Zhang Kangyang Denies hospitalization rumorsX said, “No president has ever worked harder for the American people than President Trump. He has been working non-stop in the White House and the Oval Office this Easter weekend. God bless him.”
