US politics
fromSlate Magazine
3 days agoTrump's Not Dead, but That's Not the Point
Trump briefly disappeared, sparking online death rumors; he then appeared to announce U.S. space operations moving to Alabama and dismissed the rumors.
Comedian Stephen Colbert's studio audience booed and jeered as the Late Show host reported Tuesday night that Donald Trump is very much alive after the president's days-long absence resulted in a swirl of online conspiracy theories that he had died. The gap fueled feverish and viral speculation across social media as users pushed clues that spun the notion of a White House cover-up about Trump's health.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) alluded to a viral rumor that President Donald Trump had died over Labor Day Weekend, telling a crowd at a festival on Monday that he understood why they were furiously checking their phones for news on the topic. But despite the rumor being untrue, he told fellow Democrats and leftists who were hoping for the president to croak not to worry, because that news will be true sooner or later.