‘Trump is dead’ trending on social media: 60 thousand posts shared

August 30, 2025

New Delhi: Posts related to the health of US President Donald Trump are trending on social media platform X. These posts say ‘Trump is dead’. More than 60 thousand posts related to Trump’s death were shared on Saturday.

The health of 79-year-old Trump has been in the news since pictures of bruises on his hand and swelling in his legs surfaced in July. The White House had dismissed these rumours at that time. Now, after Vice President JD Vance’s interview on August 27, the debate on Trump’s health has intensified again.

In fact, Vance told USA Today that he is ready to lead the country in any bad situation. However, he stressed that Trump is completely fine at the moment. The White House has not commented on this.

Injury marks visible on Trump’s hand

During his meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on August 25, Trump was seen with an injury mark on his right hand, which was tried to be hidden with makeup.

In July, White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said, “President Trump spends most of his time in public and shakes hands with hundreds of people every day. This is the reason why these marks have been formed.”

Trump’s doctor Sean Barbabella said that the bruises were caused by frequent hand shaking and the use of aspirin (painkiller), which is taken to prevent heart disease. He said that this is a common and mild problem, in which no serious disease was found.

Trump is suffering from nerve disease

Trump was also seen with bruises and makeup marks on his hand during meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron in February and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in July.

At this time, the White House had said that Trump is suffering from a vein disease called Chronic Venous Insufficiency AB9. Due to this, his legs remain swollen. White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said in a press conference that this disease is common in people over 70 years of age.

Levitt said the president has bruises on his palms, which are minor soft tissue irritations that are a sign of the effects of aspirin use and frequent shaking hands with people.

Trump’s feet were swollen during the FIFA Club World Cup

President Donald Trump was seen with swollen feet as he attended the FIFA Club World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 13, 2025. Then, on July 16, photos emerged of Trump showing bruises on his hands during a meeting with Bahraini Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.

After this, speculations started on social media that President Trump is hiding his health problem. The White House said that Trump had noticed slight swelling in the lower part of his legs. After this, he got himself examined and instructed to inform everyone about the report.

White House said- Trump does not have heart-kidney disease

White House press secretary Levitt said venous Doppler ultrasounds were performed on both sides of the president’s lower limbs, which revealed that he had chronic venous insufficiency AB9. The tests did not reveal any other serious heart disease or kidney disease.

Levitt said, ‘The investigation report also found no evidence of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease. Trump also underwent a complete blood count, metabolic panel, D-dimer, BT type natriuretic peptide and cardiac biomarker test. All reports came back normal.

What is chronic venous insufficiency, which Trump suffers from

Chronic venous insufficiency is a condition in which the veins have trouble carrying blood from the legs back to the heart. This problem occurs when the valves in the veins do not work properly, causing blood to collect in the legs and causing swelling, pain, and skin changes.

Usually this problem occurs in people above 50 years of age. 10 to 35% adults in the world have this problem. In India too, one in every three adults has chronic venous insufficiency, while its symptoms are seen in severe form in 4-5% people. In these, this condition has taken the form of ulcers.