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Topics: Donald Trump, Politics, US News
Rhiannon Ingle
Topics: Donald Trump, Politics, US News
United States President Donald Trump has raised major concerns after scheduling a 'mystery' announcement.
The 79-year-old Republican is set to make the announcement this afternoon (2 December) from the Roosevelt Room in the White House following his Cabinet meeting, according to his schedule.
Trump will address the White House press pool at 2 pm local time (8 pm in the UK).
After catching light of the news, people rushed to social media to share their speculations as to what the announcement could be about.
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One X user penned: "I wonder what it’s gonna be."
"Someone is in trouble!" theorised a second, while a third chimed in: "The age of disclosure has begun!!!"
"Brace yourselves. Tuesday’s drama episode is about to drop," piped up a fourth while a fifth hit out: "It will be something slightly based, followed by a massive letdown, like always."
Another jabbed: "Couldn't be a whopper if it's at 2 pm on a Tuesday."
And a final X user presumed: "Something big is coming, Trump doesn’t call a national address right after a cabinet meeting for nothing."
Now, Trump hasn't shared many details about what the upcoming announcement will entail - but it could centre around a number of different recent developments.
People have suspected deportation announcements, firings within his own cabinet, health updates, foreign policy, domestic policy, the latest in the tariffs saga, something on the Jeffrey Epstein files, an update on Ukraine, potential war and even aliens - just to name a handful of theories floating about the internet at the moment.
While that's all speculation, a new piece of concrete information we have on Trump is the results of his MRI scan.
The official White House statement by Dr Sean P Barbabella, which was released yesterday (1 December), read: "As part of President Donald J. Trump's comprehensive executive physical, advanced imaging was performed because men in his age group benefit from a thorough evaluation of cardiovascular and abdominal health."
The administration went on to claim that the purpose of this imagining is 'preventative', adding that the scan was carried out in order 'to identify issues early, confirm overall health, and ensure he maintains long-term vitality and function'.
The statement summary concluded: "This level of detailed assessment is standard for an executive physical at President Trump's age and confirms that he remains in excellent overall health."
After catching light of the news, people rushed to social media to share their thoughts - namely, voicing their confusion over the MRI scan's alleged purpose being purely 'preventative'.
Routine anatomical imaging, like an MRI, is generally discouraged in asymptomatic patients because potential risks outweigh the benefits, says Dr Jeffrey A Linder, chief of general internal medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.