NEW: White House Shuts Down Unfounded Hoax On Trump’s Whereabouts

The White House issued a statement on Sunday after a number of left-wing social media influencer — without any evidence — circulated rumors that President Donald Trump was undergoing a medical emergency and had been transferred to the Walter Reed Medical Center. The speculation began following a routine White House announcement at 11:08 a.m. that a press “lid” had been called. In White House terminology, a lid notifies the press pool that the president has no additional scheduled public appearances or events for the remainder of the day. Such notifications — which were given on a near daily basis under the Biden Administration — occur regularly and do not indicate an emergency or change in the president’s location. On this occasion, the timing coincided with the Easter weekend, during whic