Trump Announcement BLOWS UP Health Scandal

Trump's poor health has been trending for days... wonder what this is about

Donald Trump has never looked worse, and that’s a hard bar to cross. After rumors he died this weekend after essentially disappearing for 5 days, Trump was trotted out in front of the press — but notably, he did not speak to them.

He didn’t have any public engagements and wasn’t seen in public for several days, and when photos dropped of him, he looked… well, like this.

Today, the White House scheduled an address from the President at 2p ET (and it doesn’t say President Trump, just “The President”), and people are wondering if it’s about his health. Rumors are spreading that some roads to Walter Reed have been shut down, and Melania Trump was allegedly seen there over the weekend.

This also all came immediately after JD Vance said he was ready to take over the presidency if a “terrible tragedy" happened to Trump… pretty weird thing to say about an allegedly healthy man!

Trump has addressed the rumors on Truth Social, posting, "NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE." In other posts, though, people have wondered if an intern wrote them given their unusual tone compared to other Trump posts — namely, messages without all caps, no mention of threats and personal insults, and a lack of generally poor grammar.

The White House has also been feeding old photos to MAGA influencers to circulate as new, and people online have started to wonder if they’re posting doctored photos to hide evidence of a stroke or other medical emergency.

We’ll be tuning in at 2p ET today and giving you the update ASAP — if you’d like to follow along, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. It really is the best way to support my work. Either way, thank you for being here.