White House Melts Down for Second Day Over Trump Health Claims

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The White House is lashing out—again—over questions about President Donald Trump’s health amid his days-long absence from the public eye.

A day after angrily pushing back against unfounded rumors that the 79-year-old president was hospitalized at the Walter Reed Medical Center, the White House swung back into damage control mode on Sunday, fixating on a day-old post pointing out that Trump had not made any public appearances since his rambling address on the war with Iran on Wednesday.

“Trump has not been seen publicly since his primetime speech on Wednesday. 72 hours and counting despite the fact he hasn’t left DC,” independent journalist Aaron Rupar wrote on X Saturday evening.

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