"Rumours about the state of the 78-year-old president's health ran rife on social media after many noted he had been absent from public view for days, bruises were spotted on his hands when he signed executive orders in the White House and his vice president JD Vance said he was ready to take over in the event of a "tragedy"."
"The social media chatter even led to "Where is Donald Trump" and "is Trump dead" to trend and the questions became ranked as some of Google's top US searches."
"During the press conference, Trump shut down rumours about his health and admitted he "didn't hear" of the online conspiracy theories about his supposed illness and death, saying the conspiracy theories were "pretty serious stuff" and "fake news". He added he had been "very active over the weekend". "You know, I have heard it's sort of crazy, but last week, I did numerous news conferences, all successful...And then I didn't do any for two days, and they said there must be something wrong with him," he said. "Biden wouldn't do them for months.""
Rumours about the 78-year-old president's health spread on social media after he was absent from public view for days and bruises were seen on his hands when signing executive orders. Vice President JD Vance said he was ready to take over in the event of a "tragedy". Some users suggested he was gravely ill or already dead and claimed officials were hiding it while sorting procedures. Search queries such as "Where is Donald Trump" and "is Trump dead" trended and rose among Google's top US searches. Trump then addressed the relocation of Space Command and called the theories "fake news", saying he had been active over the weekend.
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