Donald Trump Jr. speaks Rumors about his father’s health surface. At 11:08 a.m. on Saturday, April 4, the White House announced a press “shutdown,” meaning there would be no public appearances that day, and conspiracy theories surfaced. Social media users began linking it to the unsubstantiated claims president donald trump was transported to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Donald Trump Jr. responds
Trump Jr. shared a post that included screenshots from multiple accounts claiming Trump had been taken to Walter Reed Hospital. The original post read: “What we have experienced from the left in the past 24 hours has been nothing short of diabolical. While President Trump spent his entire day on the critical mission to save an American airman, the left launched a massive campaign to spread the lie that he was dead. We need a thorough investigation into who paid and coordinated these posts. Every account involved should be accounted for at X On total demonetization. They know Trump has a mission: to save American pilots, and instead of going around and talking to the media they still choose to try to prove that the left hates America.”
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“Sick people,” Trump Jr. wrote while sharing the post.
rumor
Speculation about Trump’s health only increased after prediction markets and commentators amplified the hospitalization theory without any confirmation. Speculation has been rife about Trump’s health and his past visits to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, which many believe were more than routine checkups. Rumor has it that Trump was hospitalized in Maryland on Saturday, April 4th.
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However, multiple posts on X suggest that these claims are not true, including a post from the White House Communications Director Zhang Zhiwei. He issued a rare statement claiming the president was “working non-stop” at the White House and Oval Office throughout Easter weekend.
