The President's statement was announced by press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who also set a time for the President's appearance. A little over half an hour after the scheduled time, Trump appeared in the White House, with, among others, Vice President J D Vance and Defense Minister Pete Hegseth behind him. The delay reinforced buzzing rumors.
Then Trump announced that the country's military space command center will move from a temporary headquarters in the state of Colorado to the city of Huntsville in Alabama.
The city is called Rocketville from now on, said Trump, while his ministers smiled behind him.
Rumors existed that Trump would rename the "Defense Department" to "War Department", but they turned out not to be true.
I have not seen it, he replied to the question about speculation about his health on social platforms, where rumors about his death have also spread after the President has barely been seen in public in recent days.
It's fake news, said Trump.
