President Trump on Saturday spent time on the golf course, dispelling rumors that health issues were keeping the president out of the public eye.
He was spotted at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., after his schedule was void of public events for several days in a row. The empty agenda set off a flurry of social media posts raising questions about the president’s health after a photograph of bruising on his hand during a White House Cabinet meeting went viral.
Veteran journalist Laura Rozen in a thread on social platform X has kept tabs on the president in recent days, fostering responses from the public about why Trump was steering clear of the media. On Saturday, she reposted photos of the president at his Virginia golf course.
Vice President Vance earlier this week also brought Trump’s health back into the spotlight in an interview with USA Today on Wednesday. Vance said he was prepared to step in should something happen to the president though he noted that the commander in chief is “incredibly good health.”
“Yes, terrible tragedies happen,” he said. “But I feel very confident the president of the United States is in good shape, is going to serve out the remainder of his term and do great things for the American people.”
“And if, God forbid, there’s a terrible tragedy, I can’t think of better on-the-job training than what I’ve gotten over the last 200 days,” the vice president added.
His comments come just over a year after Trump’s ear was grazed by a bullet during an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
Trump, 79, became the oldest president to be sworn in when he returned to the Oval Office in January.
Speculation around his health was also reignited last month after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced during a press briefing that he had undergone testing for swelling in his legs and bruises on his hands, such as the one shone in the photo that circulated earlier this month.
He was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a common condition for people over 70 where their veins struggle to pump blood back up to the heart. The bruises are often covered up with makeup.
Vance and other Trump allies have brushed off potential health issues, pointing to the president’s stamina and energy.
“He’s the last person making phone calls at night, and he’s the first person who wakes up and the first person making phone calls in the morning,” the vice president said Wednesday.
The concerns also come as Trump has seen a dip in his approval rating in recent polling.
The president also sat for an in-person interview with The Daily Caller earlier this week, which was published on Saturday.
