As we’ve been reporting, President Donald Trump is due to make an announcement at the White House from 2 p.m. ET today.
Trump made 26 public engagements last month — most recently, a three-plus-hour Cabinet meeting last Tuesday where the president fielded questions on topics from Taylor Swift’s engagement to global conflicts.
So it was certainly unusual when, for three weekdays at the end of August, Trump’s public schedule went uncharacteristically dark.
There were no events on his schedule last Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, and the president spent his Labor Day weekend in Washington also with no public appearances scheduled. The conspicuous absence lit conspiratorial corners of the internet and group chats ablaze with questions.
But on Saturday, the president emerged, spotted by pool reporters in a white polo, black pants, and signature red “Make America Great Again” hat on the way to his Virginia golf club. Grandchildren Kai Trump and Spencer Trump were also along for the ride.
He returned to his club on Sunday — posting an undated photo of himself seated in a golf cart during a matchup with former football coach-turned-Barstool Sports personality Jon Gruden — and again Monday.
