President Donald Trump on Tuesday (September 2) said reports on social media that he is in ill health are untrue, saying he was busy over the Labor Day weekend giving media interviews and visiting his Virginia golf club.

"I was very active over the weekend," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Asked if he was aware of the reports, he called them "fake."

On July 17, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said Trump was experiencing swelling in his lower legs and bruising on his right hand after photos showed him with swollen ankles and makeup covering part of his hand.

His physician, Sean Barbabella, said in a letter released by the White House that tests confirmed the leg issue was due to "chronic venous insufficiency," a benign and common condition, especially in people over 70.

The doctor said the bruising on Trump's hand was consistent with minor soft tissue irritation from frequent handshaking and aspirin use, which Trump takes as part of a "standard cardiovascular prevention regimen."

Since then, the White House has played down concerns about Trump’s health, saying he is taking the leg issue in stride, without detailing how it is being treated.

Trump, 79, in January became the oldest person to assume the U.S. presidency.

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1. U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SPEAKING IN OVAL OFFICE

2. REPORTER ASKING:

“Something completely different, but about a big viral social media trend over the weekend. How did you find out over the weekend that you were dead? Did you see that?''

3. (SOUNDBITE)(English) U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, SAYING:

“No.”

REPORTER SAYING:

“People didn’t see you in a couple of days, 1.3 million user engagements as of Saturday morning about your demise.”

TRUMP:

“Really? I didn't see that. You know, I have heard it's sort of crazy. But last week I did numerous news conferences, all successful. They went very well, like this is going very well. And then I didn't do any for two days and they said, there must be something wrong with him. Biden wouldn't do them for months. You wouldn't see him. And nobody ever said there was ever anything wrong with him. And we know he was in the greatest of shape. Now, I’ve heard that, I get reports, now, you knew I did an interview that lasted for about an hour and a half with somebody and everybody saw that was on one of your competitors. I did numerous shows and also did a number of truths, long truths,I think pretty pointed truths. No, I was very active over the weekend. They also knew I went out to visit some people at the at the club that I own pretty nearby on the Potomac River. And now I've been very active actually over the weekend. I didn't hear that one. That's pretty serious. I'm glad it's well, it's fake news, you know, It's just so it's so fake. That's why the media has so little credibility. I didn't, I knew they were saying like, 'is he okay? How is he feeling? What's wrong?' I said, I just left. And it's also sort of a longer weekend. You know, it's Labor Day weekend. So, I would say a lot of people.. No, I was very active this Labor Day. I had heard that, but I didn't hear it to that extent.”

4. TRUMP SPEAKING