Days After Trump Was Spotted With A Mysterious Bruise On His Hand, The Internet Is Swirling With Rumors Of His Passing

About

Labor Day Weekend Donald Trump Death Rumor refers to memes^[1] and viral discourse^[2] about President Donald Trump^[3]‘s health and well-being leading into Labor Day weekend, toward the end of August 2025. Speculation about Trump’s death spread in the days after he was spotted with a mysterious bruise on his hand^[4]. The rumors continued to swirl online after Vice President J.D. Vance issued a statement affirming Trump’s “incredibly good health” while still asserting that he was ready to step in “if, God forbid, a terrible tragedy happens.” Moreover, after reporter journalist Laura Rozen posted a tweet asserting that Trump had “no public events scheduled all weekend,” several internet users posted tweets with the hashtags, “#WhereIsTrump” and “#TrumpIsDead,” and posted memes featuring Trump in XXX-Tentacion^[5] face mashups.

Origin

Donald Trump was spotted with makeup covering a patch of skin on his hands on August 22nd, 2025, and with noticeable bruising on his hand on August 25th, 2025. The injury had prompted discussions about Trump’s health and well-being, with some internet^[6] users asserting that Trump may be hiding the fact that he’s dying, as seen in an August 23rd, 2025, post by X user @painbuiltt.

On August 28th, Vice President JD Vance gave an interview with USA Today where he said, despite the president being in “incredibly good health,” he felt prepared to step in if, “God forbid, there’s a terrible tragedy.” On August 29th, journalist and X user Laura Rozen @lrozen tweeted about Donald Trump not having any events scheduled over Labor Day weekend, gathering over 33 million views and 18,000 likes in two days.

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JD Vance’s comments about feeling prepared to be President and Laura Rozen’s tweet about Donald Trump’s lack of scheduled public appearances prompted renewed memes and discussions about the possibility that the President may be in dire health.

On August 28th, X user @lukeisamazing tweeted a meme where Bart Simpson said, “What an odd thing to say” in response to a news headline that read, “VANCE SAYS HE’S READY TO BE PRESIDENT WHILE PRAISING TRUMP’S HEALTH — USATODAY.” The post gathered over 160,000 likes in three days.

Also on August 28th, X user @SammiRaeMurray posted an image of JD Vance greeting the Pope days before his passing alongside the caption, “He’s gonna do it again,” gathering over 200,000 likes in two days.

On August 29th, several internet users posted reactions to Laura Rozen’s post, speculating that something may have happened to Donald Trump. X user @DidDTrumpDie responded to journalist @lrozen’s tweet about Donald Trump not having any events scheduled over Labor Day weekend, writing, “Yeah he likely died LOL” and gathering over 140,000 likes in two days.

Also on August 29th, X user @anarchoboognish tweeted, “Meme loading” alongside an image of Donald Trump next to Impact Font text that reads, “Claims to be pro-life,” gathering over 36,000 likes in two days.

Donald Trump Spotted Golfing Conspiracy Theories

The White House press pool posted photos of Donald Trump supposedly golfing with his grandchildren at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, to Getty Images on August 30th, 2025.

X user @lynn_of_cait posted a press image of Trump golfing over Labor Day weekend, writing, “Trump found alive. Country Devastated #whereistrump #trumpdead.”

Other X users reacted to the news that Trump was spotted golfing with jokes about him being puppeteered or steered around while in ill health, as seen in an August 30th, 2025, tweet by X user @DatChaosGuy, who joked that it may be a ruse to cover up his death.

Also on August 30th, Redditor^[7] /u/Dandan0005 posted an image with the caption, ” The photo of Trump golfing today…,” gathering over 49,000 upvotes in a day.

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