Donald Trump posts picture amid health speculation but there's one problem with it | indy100

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Speculation around the health of US president Donald Trump has been rife on social media, as he hasn’t spoken in front of a camera for a number of days.

As speculation has swirled, a close eye has been kept on Trump’s social media as people look for “proof” that he is OK.

But, one post on 31 August seemed to backfire – in it, Trump shared an image of himself playing golf with former football coach Jon Gruden.

Trump captioned it: “Great playing Golf with Jon Gruden – A really nice guy, and true character!”

However, people were quickly able to ascertain that Trump had actually played golf with Gruden more than a week ago on August 23.

And, it didn’t take long for that point to be made.

Retired US Navy officer Travis Akers wrote: “I’m not a conspiracy theory guy, but if you’re fighting off increasing rumors that you may have suffered a major medical episode and to disprove that rumor and provide proof of life, you post a picture of allegedly playing golf with Jon Gruden today, it would be beneficial to post one that wasn’t from August 23rd.”

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Another person asked: “Is it not very bizarre to any reporter that Trump/The WH and their allies are trying to pass off a photo of Trump and Gruden as having been taken today, and not last week?”

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However, the image did appear to fool some who believed the picture was more recent.

“BREAKING: President Trump's health is doing just fine. Liberals were wrong,” someone suggested.

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Another claimed: “While Democrats swore Trump was having a medical emergency, he was out golfing with Jon Gruden!

“He’s at the TOP OF HIS GAME!”

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Indy100 has reached out to the White House for comment.

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