Fact Check: Did Trump use a walker after signing an executive order at White House?

An image showing Trump using a walker has been widely shared on social media as the president faces scrutiny over his health
PUBLISHED DEC 12, 2025
A viral image shows Donald Trump using a walker in a hallway of the White House (@keithedwards/X)
A viral image shows Donald Trump using a walker in a hallway of the White House (@keithedwards/X)

WASHINGTON, DC: A​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ photograph going viral on the internet shows President Donald Trump using a walker in the White House. 

The picture has been extensively shared on various social media platforms in the wake of a strong public curiosity about the president's ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌health. People sharing the image claimed that it was taken after Trump had "signed the executive order banning states from regulating AI."

Claim: Photo shows Trump walking with the help of a walker in a White House hallway

The​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ picture that has been talked about a lot everywhere shows Trump in a hallway of the White House, bending down, and it seems like there is a mobility walker next to him.



Many internet users have posted the photo with the text saying that the photo was taken after he signed an executive order regarding artificial intelligence. There were also some versions that had the walker in gold ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌color.

Such​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ posts have attracted a lot of attention, especially as questions regarding Trump's health, which are often exaggerated by social media users, have been rising in number over the last few months.



Fact Check: Viral image is likely AI-generated

The picture of Trump in the White House with a walker is not real.

No reputable news organization has confirmed the viral image, and the evidence that is available indicates that the image has been fabricated or altered in some way. 

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with top business leaders in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on December 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. During the roundtable, Trump addressed questions on the Federal Reserve’s latest decision to cut interest rates and reports that the U.S. seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, among other topics. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with top business leaders in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on December 10, 2025, in Washington, DC (Alex Wong/Getty Images

The photo, therefore, ought to be considered a piece of disinformation if there is no incontrovertible photographic evidence or reliable ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌reporting.

By all accounts, it appears to be an edited or AI-generated picture.

Grok also fact-checked people sharing the photo, saying, “The image appears to be digitally altered or AI-generated. No credible news reports confirm Trump using a walker in December 2025, though the executive order on AI regulation is real.”

Lately, Trump got offended over constant speculation about his health.

To a large extent, in his Truth Social post, Trump answered about his health.



“After all of the work I have done with medical exams, cognitive exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean 'THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.' They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it,” Trump wrote.

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