"Maggie, when you heard the President say today that he wasn't aware of these conspiracies. I mean, he did write, in all-caps, on Sunday, that he had NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE, as he posted on Truth Social. Obviously, he kind of seemed to know something was up. And I wonder what your reporting says about his assertions that he didn't know about all this rampant speculation, over the weekend."
"Well, Kaitlan, it was interesting. I think he said three different things in that answer. He said he didn't know. Then he said he did know. Then he said he was informed. And he clearly was aware of it. As you said, he did that Truth Social post. I have to say that the rumors about his health took off online in a way that we haven't seen."
"Look, President Trump has never been transparent about his health. He was much sicker with COVID than the White House said in 2020. He took this mysterious Walter Reed visit in 2019. That was later said to be a colonoscopy. But he doesn't like talking about his health. And so, in some ways, he invites this. And if you're going to be absent for six days after talking especially about President Biden's long absences from the public, you're going to get these questions."
An empty presidential schedule and recent photographs showing bruising and swollen ankles triggered viral online trends speculating about the president's health, including 'Where's Trump?' and 'Trump is Dead.' The president first claimed not to have seen the chatter, then offered contradictory statements and posted in all caps on Truth Social that he had 'NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE.' Online rumors accelerated rapidly. The president has maintained limited transparency about medical issues, including a more serious COVID-19 illness in 2020 than initially acknowledged and a disputed 2019 Walter Reed visit later described as a colonoscopy. A six-day public absence after criticizing another president's absences compounded scrutiny and questions.
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