If the Trump administration is hoping to quell speculation that the president is dead, posting an old photo as proof of life didn’t exactly do the trick.

President Donald Trump, 79, was largely absent from public view for several days last week, sparking an online death-watch fueled by his visibly swollen cankles, bruising on his hands, difficulty walking, and a string of mental gaffes.

Though reporters spotted him in-person Saturday morning at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, Trump seemed to directly respond to the viral speculation on Sunday with a Truth Social post featuring a photo of himself golfing with disgraced NFL coach Jon Gruden.

“Great playing Golf with Jon Gruden — A really nice guy, and true character!” the president wrote, alongside a photo of him fist-bump

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