President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday that he was unaware of social media rumors speculating about his supposed death or rapidly declining health that went viral over Labor Day weekend.

The rumors were, as most pieces of unfounded viral gossip are, sparked by a collection of likely coincidental tidbits that were later strung together, fed into, and expanded by online interest. The president took a multi-day break from public appearances following last week’s hours-long Cabinet meeting, where his top officials provided the extreme flattery that Trump craves.

For several months now, Trump has had persistent bruising on the back of his hand, to the point that the White House at first attempted to blame it on an excess of handshakes, and before later trying to cover the disco

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