The White House attempted to deny rumors circulating on social media that President Donald Trump had been hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda. "There has never been a President who has worked harder for the American people than President Trump. This Easter weekend, he worked tirelessly at the White House and in the Oval Office. God bless him," White House spokesman Steven Cheung wrote on X. Meanwhile, a prominent CBS News reporter, Emma Nicholson, shared a photo on X showing a Marine sentry at the entrance to the West Wing, indicating that "the president is working inside."
A similar post by Guardian correspondent Hugo Lowell: "Trump was at the White House today, as evidenced by the presence of a Marine outside the West Wing. There were no trips to his golf course at Trump National or Walter Reed."
Trump's health is a key issue in his second term, as he is among the oldest residents of the White House. Rumors about his visit to Walter Reed circulated on social media after the White House announced at 11:00 a.m. (5:00 p.m. GMT) that the president would not make any public appearances for the rest of the day. This was an unusual move for the president, who normally travels to Mar-a-Lago to play golf on weekends.
Trump's last visit to the Presidential Hospital was last October. "Yes, I had an MRI. It was perfect," the tycoon told reporters aboard Air Force One, without explaining the reason for the tests, which can be used to identify various problems. "The doctor said it was one of the best reports he's ever seen," the president added. When pressed on the reasons for the MRI, he advised reporters to "ask the doctors."
In 2025, the White House announced that the tycoon had been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency. Spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt explained that the condition was detected after swelling in his legs. The accumulation of blood in the lower extremities is due to chronic venous insufficiency, which occurs when the veins in the legs prevent blood from returning to the heart,
