Trump, 79, Gives Rambling Answer to Softball Health Question

President Donald Trump was asked directly on Tuesday about the firestorm of speculation that ran rampant on social media over the weekend, suggesting that he had died.

The unsubstantiated rumors of his demise came after the president had not held a public event where he took questions from the media for several days before the holiday weekend amid ongoing questions about his health.

“How did you find out over the weekend that you were dead?” asked Fox News’ Peter Doocy in the Oval Office.

Doocy noted that people had not seen the 79-year-old president for a couple of days.

“I have heard,” Trump responded. “It’s sort of crazy, but last week, I did numerous news conferences, all very successful.”

The president held a more than three-hour Cabinet meeting a week ago, where he answered numerous questions from reporters after his team went around the room lavishing praise. Still, he did not have any public events after that.

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