Walter Reed Hospital in D.C. has stated it can not affirm or deny stories that Donald Trump visited the power on Sunday amid hypothesis surrounding the previous president.
Questions have been raised about why Trump’s aircraft landed at Dulles Airport in Virginia, an airport steadily utilized by these heading to Washington, in an unannounced go to on Sunday.
One of the various rumors which have been unfold on-line is that Trump is visiting D.C. for simply the second time since he left workplace final January to attend Walter Reed hospital for well being causes.
In a press release to Newsweek, the hospital stated it couldn’t touch upon the stories.
“Out of respect for all of our patients’ privacy, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s policy is that we do not provide patient information.”
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The nature of the shock go to from Trump has led to additional hypothesis that the previous president is within the capital as a result of he is because of be indicted by the Department of Justice.
Trump is at present beneath a federal investigation into claims he mishandled categorized paperwork seized by the FBI from his Mar-a-Lago resort. He additionally faces quite a lot of different costs in relation to the January 6 assault and his alleged makes an attempt to overturn the 2020 election outcomes.
Various social media customers speculated that Trump’s go to to D.C. was taken at quick discover as a result of he seems to be carrying golf apparel in footage of him arriving at Dulles Airport, which was posted on-line by freelance reporter Andrew Leyden.
There can be hypothesis that Trump could be in D.C. to play golf at his close by resort, regardless of arriving late on Sunday and the forecast for Monday in D.C. predicting sturdy winds and rain.
On Monday, Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, can be speaking at an occasion in D.C. hosted by the America First Policy Institute and the Abraham Accords Peace Institute.
Trump has made no touch upon why he’s visiting the world on his steadily used Truth Social account, or by way of some other assertion.
As famous by Allison Gill, who tweets utilizing the account for the Mueller, She Wrote podcast, Trump would “not fly out of state” to go to Walter Reed for therapy.
“If he were going to the hospital, he would go to the nearest hospital and receive treatment there. The government reimburses the hospital when government folk need emergency treatment.
“Unless it isn’t an emergency and he demanded to go there? That appears bizarre however something is feasible with that dude,” Gill added.
Lindy Li, a political commentator and Democratic National Committee member, tweeted: “Trump is in DC 57 days earlier than the election. Which is correct across the DOJ’s alleged 60-day threshold for ‘election yr sensitivities.’ So, if the theories of indictment maintain true, this may be excellent timing.”
Li added: “He was properly sufficient to deplane by himself so if it is a medical emergency it will possibly’t be that dire. Which paves the way in which for different explanations.”
In a tweet responding to the rumors, Olivia Troye, who served as a homeland security and counterterrorism advisor to former vice president Mike Pence, said: “Good morning to all who’re speculating & all who’re actively making an attempt to not speculate about why Trump is in DC.”
Bradley Moss, a national security lawyer, downplayed the rumors surrounding Trump’s visit: “No, Trump isn’t in DC due to a sealed indictment. Don’t be ridiculous,” Moss tweeted.
Trump has been contacted for remark.