Donald Trump responds to rumors of his health in the first public appearance after a week: “Fake News”

After numerous rumors of his health, President Donald Trump made his first public appearance on Tuesday after a week, as the public had used to speak almost every day. The American leader appeared in front of the press at the White House and seemed slightly tired during the statements, notes News.ro.

The 79-year-old, the 47th president of the United States has called the press to announce that he was moving the American Space Command in Colorado, a Democratic state, in Alabama, a Republican state, thus canceling a decision of his predecessor, Joe Biden.

This weekend, many Americans have been worried about the president's absence, usually very present in front of the cameras around the world. In addition, the White House has kept silence on this topic.

On Tuesday, in front of the press and surrounded by his closest supporters, the president spoke a few moments, before giving up the microphone. The Republican, who usually has a special pleasure in talking about anything, seemed tired, even though he addressed a few kind words to his interlocutors.

Asked about the rumors and posts on his health, he initially claimed that he “did not see them”, then commented: “It is a kind of madness. But last week I had press conferences, all successful. It is in shape, “commented Donald Trump, after which he listed some of his activities during this time:” numerous posts “on his social social network, participating in The Scott Jennings Radio Show (Tuesday) and receiving guests on his golf course in Mar-A-Lago.

“All (these speculations) are fake news,” he concluded.

Although he was seen going to his golfer on the weekend and gave some interviews, Donald Trump has been far from the goals of the cameras for an unusually long period, starting last Tuesday.

On X or Reddit, posts that mentioned the death of the US president increased strongly on Saturday. According to the CNBC station, 87,000 posts contained on Saturday the expression “Trump is Dead” on Elon Musk's X platform.

However, Trump rarely has a public program on weekends.

Donald Trump was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency

On Sunday, he posted: “I never felt better in my life,” but without being able to calm the questions, all the more so as a few days before he had been observed again with a bruise on his hand.

The spokeswoman for the White House, Karoline Leavitt, announced on July 16 that the head of state suffers from “chronic venous insufficiency.”

The White House said on July 17 that Trump is facing swelling on the lower legs and bruises on the right hand, after trump photos with swollen ankles and foundation covering the affected part of his hand.

His doctor, Sean Barbabella, said that the analyzes confirmed that the foot problem is the result of a “chronic venous insufficiency”, which the doctor said is a benign and common condition, especially in people over 70 years old. The doctor also said that Trump's bruises correspond to a minor irritation of soft tissues as a result of frequent hands and use aspirin, which Trump as part of a “standard cardiovascular prevention regime.”