By Nandita Bose and Steve Holland

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed reports on social media that he is in ill health, saying he was busy over the Labor Day weekend giving media interviews and visiting his Virginia golf course.

“I was very active over the weekend,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Asked if he was aware of the reports, he called them “fake.”

Trump, 79, in January became the oldest person to assume the U.S. presidency.

Speculation about his health swirled on the social media platform X over the weekend, with posts citing Trump’s lack of a public schedule late last week and a USA Today interview with Vice President JD Vance published on Thursday.

When asked during the interview if he was ready to assume the role of commander in chie

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