'Health scare' engulfs Trump…"Fake news, very active"

President Donald Trump, who was swept up in an unexpected 'death rumor,' personally dismissed the rumor.

On the 2nd (local time), after announcing the plan to relocate U.S. Space Command at the White House, President Trump was asked by reporters about the health rumors and replied, calling them "fake news" and saying, "I was very active last weekend."

President Trump did not have public engagements from the 27th to the 29th of last month. When he did not appear in public, speculation—mainly on social media—that something was wrong with his health spread, along with 'death rumors.' Then, on the 30th of last month, the controversy was put to rest when the White House press corps captured him at a golf club in Virginia with his grandchildren.

That day, President Trump said, "Last week I held several press conferences successfully, and then after not holding (press conferences) for two days, people said maybe something was wrong," and added, "Former President Joe Biden could do nothing and not appear for months, and no one would say there was a problem with him." He also explained that he had been active in media interviews and 'Truth Social' activities even during periods without public schedules.

Meanwhile, when asked about a 'throwing objects out of a White House window' video circulating online, President Trump said, "It was probably generated by artificial intelligence (AI)," and explained that the White House windows are all bulletproof and sealed tightly so they cannot be opened.

The video circulating on social media shows someone on the second floor of the White House, the president's residence, throwing down items believed to be a black bag through an open window. However, some media outlets reported that the footage is believed to be actual footage rather than an AI-manipulated video.

Time magazine reported, "A White House official told Time in a response, 'It shows a contract worker conducting routine checks when the president was not present.'"

Jin Young-gi, Hankyung.com reporter young71@hankyung.com