Rumors about an ambulance seen leaving US President-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on November 21 caused a stir on social media, with some speculating about Trump’s health. However, the country’s secret service denied the rumours, and confirmed that the ambulance was unrelated. Trump or any other custodian of the estate.
The US Anthony Guglielmi, head of communications for the Secret Service, responded to the journalist’s claim of an ambulance leaving Mar-a-Lago on social media platform X, saying:
“Andrew, we are not tracking any Secret Service-directed medical transport from Mar-a-Lago. From our personnel on the ground, there are no issues or concerns with any Secret Service guards on the property.”
He added that if there was an ambulance on site, it may have been due to an unrelated issue.
According to media reports the ambulance was part of Vice President-elect JD Vance’s motorcade. It is standard procedure for ambulances to accompany motorcades of high-profile individuals as a precautionary measure.
The incident sparked online speculation, fueled by initial reports from reporters stationed near Mar-a-Lago witnessing ambulances and other vehicles.
Trump White House communications director Steven Cheung criticized the initial reports, saying on X that a reporter “overreacted and set off the fire alarm for no reason.”
“The press has created a fake, unofficial ‘pool’ because they want to feel important about themselves. In this case, some idiots at CBS overreacted and set off the fire alarm for no reason, because they thought they were a Going to get the scoop. Lifetime F**king dummy,” Cheung posted on X.
The rumor began with a Nov. 21 post on X, which claimed Trump was seen leaving his Florida home in an emergency vehicle. “Now Trump is in an ambulance at Mar-a-Lago with a van full of Secret Service,” the post said.
Similar rumors speculating about an ambulance leaving Mar-a-Lago have also circulated on other social media platforms. Social media posts dated Nov. 21 also referenced the dispatch of pool reporters noting an ambulance, a helicopter and more than 20 vehicles seen at Mar-a-Lago.