President Donald Trump pauses as he finishes speaking about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington (Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)
UPDATE 5 p.m. PT: The White House’s official rapid-response X account on Saturday responded to rumors that Donald Trump was ill or incapacitated – and that was the reason for Saturday’s press blackout – saying “Deranged liberals cook up insane conspiracy theories when [Trump] goes 12 hours without speaking to press.
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