What to Know
President Donald Trump seemingly loves to be the center of attention, so whenever he disappears for a few days, people understandably have questions. Lately, this seems to be happening even more often, especially amid concerns about the 79-year-old’s health and wellbeing. Prior to Tuesday, April 21, Trump hadn’t been seen in public for three days, leading some to believe that he might’ve been spiraling.
His Truth Social posts and his erratic behavior leading up to this past weekend didn’t help disprove this theory.
Though he didn’t appear in public for days, he was active on social media.
In the past, when Trump has gone days without appearing in public, it has sparked rumors about his physical health. At one point, people even questioned whether he was still alive. This time, however, he remained extremely active on social media. But this only exacerbated the rumors that he was spiraling and “unraveling” in private, according to multiple reports from The Daily Beast.
In a series of posts, Trump tried to defend his war in Iran and accused “the Fake News” and Democrats of lying about it. True to character, he even brought Former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden into it.
In one of the rants, he wrote, “I’m winning a War, BY A LOT, things are going very well, our Military has been amazing and, if you read the Fake News, like The Failing New York Times, the absolutely horrendous and disgusting Wall Street Journal, or the now almost defunct, fortunately, Washington Post, you would actually think we are losing the War. The enemy is confused, because they get these same Media ‘reports.'”
He also mentioned “fake polls” and shared a graphic that claimed the economy is “surging.”
In another post, he addressed the accusations that he’s been influenced by Israel. He wrote, “Israel never talked me into the war with Iran, the results of Oct. 7th, added to my lifelong opinion that IRAN CAN NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON, did. I watch and read the FAKE NEWS Pundits and Polls in total disbelief. 90% of what they say are lies and made up stories, and the polls are rigged, much as the 2020 Presidential Election was rigged.”
And just to make it clear that he was definitely not crashing out, he also shared numerous videos, images, and other posts in which people defended and/or praised him, including one that asserted, “The State of our Economy is SURGING.”
These posts came after he was reportedly kicked out of a briefing due to his erratic behavior. The Wall Street Journal reported that he “screamed at aides for hours.”
Something similar happened earlier this month.
At the beginning of April, Trump also went days without making any public appearances. White House communications director Steven Cheung tried to say that Trump was “working nonstop.” Still, the fact that these disappearances have been happening more often lately has raised eyebrows, especially because a lot of critics believe Trump’s behavior has gotten increasingly erratic.
In particular, his social media threats against Iran have sparked concerns. Other off-the-cuff moments, like when he admitted to being “seduced” by “bad people” and when he invited people to ask him about sex, aren’t helping his case, either.
