President Donald Trump gave some rare praise to the press Friday night, though he pointed out that recent speculation he was in poor health, or even dead, was way off the mark.

Trump hosted a dinner at a renovated Rose Garden for congressional leaders, taking on a largely amicable tone throughout the night. He even ceded that the press had actually been “very good lately, except for one rumor that they spread.”

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President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brand

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