US President Donald Trump has broken his silence on the speculation surrounding his health, responding after a weekend in which ‘Trump is dead’ rumours flooded social media.

Donald Trump dismissed the frenzy over his health with a retort, declaring he has “NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE.”

His response came after a Truth Social user compared the social media conversation around the health of the US President and that of his predecessor when he was not seen in public for an extended stretch.

He wrote, “Joe Biden would go multiple days at a time without any public appearances and the media would say he’s “sharp” and “top of his game”. Meanwhile he was wearing diapers and napping. President Trump puts in more public work hours than any other POTUS in US history and media freaks out if he disappears for 24 hours. Comical double standard.”

Why Donald Trump was trending on social media? Trump remained the top trend on Google search and social media platforms on Saturday as rumours claiming that he died kept circulating on several platforms. Before Sunday’s response, the president was last seen at a cabinet meeting on August 26.

Since then, search terms like “Is Trump dead?” and “Trump is dead” remained trending with concerns over the President’s health. Trump’s health has drawn growing attention in recent weeks, particularly after he was spotted with bruising on his right hand.

Rumours gathered pace after Vice President JD Vance said in a recent interview that he is prepared to assume the presidency if a “terrible tragedy” were to occur. However, the Vice President noted that currently Trump is in “great health.”

Vance told USA Today, “I’ve gotten a lot of good on-the-job training over the last 200 days. And if, God forbid, there’s a terrible tragedy, I can’t think of better on-the-job training than what I’ve gotten.”