Overview

• On June 11, social media posts featuring a bulge in the president’s pant leg went viral across X and Threads.
• The images originated from a June 7 UFC event in New Jersey and a Rose Garden appearance, prompting users to theorize about a Foley catheter.
• Elon Musk’s AI assistant Grok advised skepticism over the unverified health claims in the absence of medical evidence.
• In April, Captain Sean Barbabella reported that President Trump was in “excellent cognitive and physical health” after a five-hour exam at Walter Reed.
• Some contributors have also speculated about neurological conditions such as frontotemporal dementia, but no credible evidence has emerged.