Donald Trump is set to make an ‘exciting’ announcement on Tuesday afternoon following the president’s days-long radio silence that fueled rumors about his health.
Initially, in its daily guidance notice Monday, the White House said only that Trump was due to make an announcement at 2 p.m. Tuesday from the Oval Office, without providing any further details.
The brevity and timing of the evening update set off a wave of online speculation over whether the president would address – or refute – rumors about his health, after being diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency in July.
However, Trump aides told Politico Tuesday morning that the president would not be announcing a shock diagnosis or his immediate retirement and that the announcement would be focused on defense.
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