Washington, D.C. — This weekend saw a flurry of alarming speculation concerning President Donald Trump’s well-being as social media erupted with trending hashtags such as #TrumpIsDead and #WhereIsTrump. The rumblings were spurred by his absence from public events, visible bruising on his hands, and comments from Vice President J.D. Vance, who remarked he was “ready” to assume the presidency if needed Houston ChronicleWikipediawww.ndtv.com.
On August 30, President Trump surfaced publicly for the first time in days during a family golf outing at his Virginia club. Accompanied by grandchildren, he was photographed entering a motorcade on the White House’s South Lawn and heading to Trump National Golf Course—effectively quashing the death rumors People.comThe Economic TimesThe Daily Beast.
The White House had earlier tried to allay health fears. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt attributed bruises to frequent handshakes, while Trump’s physician disclosed that the swelling and bruising were linked to chronic venous insufficiency, a mild vascular condition, alongside aspirin use—not indicative of a serious illness People.comWikipedia.
Controversial Tariffs Ruling
Meanwhile, a highly consequential legal development emerged: a U.S. appeals court ruled that most of President Trump’s sweeping, emergency-declared reciprocal tariffs exceed his legal authority. Despite being deemed illegal, the tariffs will remain in place until mid-October to allow time for appeal, potentially to the Supreme Court The Times of IndiaIndiatimesThe Guardian.
Trump swiftly condemned the ruling, declaring the removal of these tariffs would “literally destroy the United States of America” The Guardian+1The Times of India.
Mounting Pushback on the Homefront
On August 31, in Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson issued an executive order forbidding the city’s police from collaborating with federal immigration authorities. The move comes as a clear defiant gesture against the Trump administration’s escalating immigration enforcement, which has drawn sharp criticism from local leaders The Guardian.
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