US media reports confirm that President Donald Trump will make a formal announcement from the Oval Office at 14:00 EST on Tuesday (20:00 SAST).
What we know about the Donald Trump announcement
The White House has not revealed what the statement will be about, only that it will take place in front of reporters.
This is Trump’s first press conference in several weeks, following growing speculation about his health and political future.
At 79 years old, Trump was recently diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), a condition where blood has trouble flowing properly through the veins in his legs.
Despite this, the White House has insisted the President is in “excellent health.” Over the weekend, Trump was photographed at his golf course in Northern Virginia with his grandchildren.
The pictures were released to calm rumours, but online speculation continued, with phrases like “Is Trump dead?” trending on Google and X (formerly Twitter).
The lack of details around the Donald Trump announcement has fuelled a wave of theories.
Some social media users, including the group “Republicans Against Trump,” suggested he may be preparing to resign. Others speculated that Vice President JD Vance could appear in his place.
A White House note to journalists, circulated late on Monday night, described the event only as an “announcement,” without stating what topic Trump would address.
Adding to the mystery is the resurfacing of an unusual conspiracy theory called the “Pentagon Pizza Index.” This is the idea that when officials at the Pentagon and White House order more late-night pizza than usual, it signals that a major political or military event is about to happen.
Supporters of the index claim spikes in pizza orders have coincided with events like the 1983 US invasion of Grenada, the 1990 Gulf War, and Bill Clinton’s 1998 impeachment hearings.
In the past week, the index has shown increased activity near Washington D.C., fuelling further speculation about the nature of Trump’s Oval Office appearance.
Officials have dismissed speculation about both Trump’s health and the pizza index, saying there is “no basis” for the rumours. They continue to stress that the President is healthy and active, pointing to his recent golf outing and regular posts on his Truth Social platform.
Still, because the White House has given no indication of what Trump plans to announce, global attention is now fixed on Washington as the clock ticks toward the Donald Trump announcement.
