Rumors Have Been Swirling that President Trump Might Secretly Be Dead

Because of a remarkably light schedule over Labor Day weekend, President Trump was far less visible than he normally is. Naturally, that reduced visibility led to some speculation about the president, including plenty of people who were wondering whether he was actually still with us.

Some people though that Trump had died, and those inside his administration were scrambling to figure out what to do about it. Here's what we know about that speculation, and whether there's any truth to it.

Although you've probably seen plenty of speculation suggesting that the president is dead, that is not, in fact, the case. He made an announcement on Sept. 2 from the Oval Office that he would be moving the headquarters of the U.S. Space Command from Colorado to Alabama, according to AP News. This announcement only received as much attention as it did because he hasn't been seen in public in a few days.

While we don't have much clarity on why Trump disappeared for a few days, there have been plenty of questions about whether it had something to do with complications related to his health. While President Trump isn't quite as old as President Biden was by the end of his term, he is the second oldest man to ever inhabit the White House, which has led to some understandable concern about his level of fitness and his ability to do the job.

When a new image of the president appeared on Sept. 1, there was speculation online about whether he had suffered a stroke or some other form of ailment that rendered him temporarily unable to appear in public. Because Trump has always wanted to project an image of strength, it seems highly unlikely that we will ever know for sure whether the president had any sort of health issue that kept him out of the public eye.

As anyone who lived through the last six months of President Biden's term in office might remember, there was plenty of discussion about his health and about whether there was something like a cover-up happening inside his White House. Trump, then, might face a similar level of scrutiny, especially since he has been generally less forthcoming about his health than Biden was.

For now, though, we know that the president is not dead. While it's possible that those in his White House might try to cover it up, it's unclear how effective that would ultimately be, and it's definitely not a secret they could hide indefinitely.

If the president has health problems, he has thus far been able to keep them from the public. It's also possible that, while Trump is one of the oldest presidents in history, he wasn't facing any major health issues over Labor Day weekend, and simply chose to stay out of the public eye. That would be an odd move for a president who loves the spotlight, but it is possible.