White House shuts down speculation about Trump’s absence over health: ‘literally never stops working’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsWhite House shuts down speculation about Trump’s absence over health: ‘literally never stops working’The president has not publicly addressed search for US airman or made public appearance since national addressMike Bedigan in New York Sunday 05 April 2026 04:58 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952002","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-health-speculation-white-house-iran-b2952002.html","title":"White House shuts down speculation about Trump’s absence over health"}}CloseTrump shares footage of 'massive' strike he claims 'terminated' military leaders in TehranSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSource...