Overview
- The White House told reporters the president would make no more appearances that day, which sparked social media claims he had been admitted to Walter Reed.
- Communications director Steven Cheung rejected the claim and said Trump was working in the Oval Office, which correspondents supported by noting the Marine posted at its door.
- A widely shared clip that showed Trump being taken to a hospital was from 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania, not from this weekend.
- The president remained in Washington instead of traveling to Florida as he enforced an ultimatum to Iran with a Monday deadline to reach a deal or reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- Experts cited in reporting said the administration is weighing operations that could reach Kharg Island, and about 50,000 U.S. troops are already in the region, a mix that could raise the risk of a wider fight.