A bizarre internet rumor that Donald Trump had died began circulating over Labor Day weekend. So, when the President held a press conference on Tuesday, he made it clear that he was very much alive. When asked about the speculation, he finally addressed the rumors, even revealing that he had been very active over the weekend in Virginia.
The whole thing started when Donald Trump skipped out on holding a public event over the Labor Day holiday. That tiny gap in his normally packed schedule was apparently enough to get the conspiracy wheel turning. Soon hashtags like #WhereIsTrump were going viral, with some folks online seriously wondering if the president had passed away in secret, even though there was footage of him golfing in Virginia with his granddaughter (via Daily Mail). Of course, some called the footage “fake,” or doctored.
Trump was spotted multiple times heading to and from his golf club in Sterling, sometimes with family in tow like his granddaughter Kai, 18 and sometimes with famous friends. On Sunday, he even teed off with none other than former NFL coach Jon Gruden. Not exactly the behavior of a man six feet under.
Donald Trump Addresses Death Rumors After Virginia Golf Outing
By Tuesday, Trump himself decided to address the rumors head-on. Speaking from the Oval Office for nearly 50 minutes after starting the confrence nearly an hour late. He brushed the chatter aside as “crazy” and “so fake.” In true Trump fashion, he also managed to work in a jab at Joe Biden.
“I didn’t do any for two days and they said there must be something wrong with him. Biden would not do them for months… and nobody ever said there was anything wrong with him,” Trump quipped, poking fun at the double standard he feels the media applies to him.
The online frenzy even questioned a casual photo Trump took in Virginia with local talk radio host John Fredericks. The snapshot, showing Trump looking very much alive and in his golf attire, was quickly flagged by skeptics as possibly “old” or even “fake.” Fredericks had to set the record straight himself, clarifying that his wife had snapped the photo on August 31, 2025, after a day on the greens. “Secret Service allowed the photo at POTUS direction,” Fredericks confirmed, leaving little doubt that the picture was legit.
On To The Next Drama
The wildest part of this saga? Trump wasn’t even supposed to be in Virginia for the holiday. His original plan had been to head up to his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club, but he stayed in D.C. instead, which may have fueled the confusion. Still, to locals in Sterling, he was very visible driving to the course, mingling with his golf buddies, and apparently in good spirits. “Somebody wake me from this nightmare,” one person commented on the situation.
If anything, the whole weekend proved that rumors about Trump’s demise were, as Mark Twain once famously said, “greatly exaggerated.” For someone supposedly “missing” or “gone.” Love him or loathe him, Donald Trump remains a master at commanding attention, even when he’s just playing a few holes in Virginia.
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