Donald Trump breaks silence on health fears in new Truth Social statement

Donald Trump has broken his silence as rumors of his poor health continue to spread.

Speculation began to build late last week after it appeared that the President did not have anything in his published schedule and had not been seen for days.After weeks of discourse about Trump's appearance and unexplained bruising on his hand, by the weekend, this speculation over his whereabouts had reached a fever pitch.

But on Saturday, this internet rumour mill was finally shut down after photographers captured President Trump leaving the residence in a motorcade with his grandchildren, heading out for a day of golf. However, some social media users speculated that the photos weren't actually of him but of a body double that resembles him.

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A Redditor in the r/conspiracy subreddit also posted one of the photos, titling the post "Trump Body Double" and explaining briefly why they believe the person pictured isn't actually Trump.

"Look at his photos today: Notice how he’s with two diminutive people (grandchildren) so that when people look at him, they can’t speculate accurately on his height?" they began. An article from Tyla dated June 26 was attached, which the redditor claimed was the first media coverage of the president's alleged body double.

"Additionally, from the article, body doubles wouldn’t be used for high profile events but for 'journey management' aka…above," they wrote. "Additionally…dude in the photos doesn’t look like Trump. Straight up."

In a brief Truth Social post on Sunday evening, the president attempted to lay to rest fears that he was unwell — and even rumors that he had died late last week. He wrote: "NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE." His post was made in a repost of another post from MAGA loyalist and commentator, Rogan O'Handley, which espoused conspiracy theories about former President Joe Biden and his health while in office,

In his original comment, O'Handley makes a series of unfounded remarks, including that former President Biden "was wearing diapers and napping" during his time in office.

He also claimed that "President Trump puts in more public work hours than any other POTUS in US history," despite the MAGA strong man's record-breaking 378 days spent on golf courses in his first term alone - which was more than a quarter of his time in power. According to Forbes, in his current term, Trump has spent a third of his time on properties he owns, like his Mar a Lago resort in Florida.

Trump signed his reply to that Truth Social post, also boasting about his Washington, D.C., crime crackdown. He wrote, "Also, DC IS A CRIME FREE ZONE!"

Trump was recently diagnosed with a condition called chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), which affects the veins and causes impaired blood flow to the heart. CVI is not considered fatal, but can be painful and impair daily function.

However, some health experts have warned that this condition, if deteriorating, can badly effect a person's legs and lead to amputation.