(CNN) — President Donald Trump was back in public Tuesday to announce a new location for US Space Command headquarters — and prove that rumors of his demise have been greatly exaggerated.

Trump held court in the Oval Office this afternoon, breaking a weeklong absence from the spotlight that gave rise to viral theories that the president was seriously ill or had even died.

The rumors took over social media, rocketing around BlueSky and X among conspiratorial influencers who had already raised questions about recurring bruising seen on Trump’s hand.

Trump, who multiple sources close to the president said has long been self-conscious about his hand bruise, brushed off the speculation about his wellbeing and insisted he’d been “very active” over the holiday weekend.

“It’s sort of crazy,”

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