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Not Dead Yet!

This image of President Donald Trump leaving the White House prior to the Labor Day weekend raced around the internet and fed rumors that he was either already dead or had suffered a catastrophic health episode. Photo credit: posted on r/thebulwark, September 1, 2025; retrieved on September 6, 2025.

We begin with this clip, in which Trump responds to internet rumors about his health.

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