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James Bickerton is a Newsweek U.S. News reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is on covering news and politics in Texas, as well as other general news across the United States. James joined Newsweek in July 2022 from LBC, and previously worked for the Daily Express. He is a graduate of Oxford University. Languages: English. Twitter: @JBickertonUK. You can get in touch with James by emailing j.bickerton@newsweek.com
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President Trump was photographed heading to play golf on Saturday after baseless rumors that he had died went viral on social media after he wasn’t seen in public for several days.
Trump was pictured with his granddaughter Kai Trump getting into a vehicle on the south lawn of the White House. The president was wearing a white polo shirt, black pants and one of his trademark red MAGA hats.
Trump’s motorcade set off at 8:45 a.m. ET and was headed for a golf course in Virginia.
False rumors about Trump’s death had previously circulated across social media. According to Grok, X’s AI powered chatbot, posts speculating about Trump had acquired over 1.3 million user engagements as of Saturday morning.
As of 9:15 a.m. ET on Saturday ‘#whereistrump’ was the sixth most popular trending topic on X in the United States.
Newsweek contacted the White House press office for comment on Saturday via email outside of regular office hours.”
President Donald Trump (R) and his granddaughter Kai Trump loading the motorcade on the south lawn of the White House in Washington DC on August 30, 2025, as they head to Trump National golf course…
President Donald Trump (R) and his granddaughter Kai Trump loading the motorcade on the south lawn of the White House in Washington DC on August 30, 2025, as they head to Trump National golf course in Sterling, Virginia.
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On Friday evening a post was made on Trump’s official Truth Social account, though its unclear whether the president made it personally.
It said: “ALL TARIFFS ARE STILL IN EFFECT! Today a Highly Partisan Appeals Court incorrectly said that our Tariffs should be removed, but they know the United States of America will win in the end. If these Tariffs ever went away, it would be a total disaster for the Country. It would make us financially weak, and we have to be strong. The U.S.A. will no longer tolerate enormous Trade Deficits and unfair Tariffs and Non Tariff Trade Barriers imposed by other Countries, friend or foe, that undermine our Manufacturers, Farmers, and everyone else.”
This is a developing news story and will be updated.
