A social media post on November 21 claimed that President-elect Donald Trump was taken from Mar-a-Lago in an ambulance. However, this claim was found to be false by the Secret Service spokesperson, Anthony Guglielmi. Despite reports of ambulances and a helicopter being at the property on that day, it was Vice President-elect JD Vance’s motorcade that the ambulances were part of. The presence of ambulances in motorcades is common practice to provide immediate medical care in case of an emergency.
At 78 years old, Trump will be the oldest person to be inaugurated as president in 2025. The ambulances seen at Mar-a-Lago had no connection to Trump and were there for Vance’s motorcade. Despite the false claims circulating on social media, it was clarified that no one under Secret Service protection faced any issues on the property that day. Steven Cheung, director of communications in the Trump White House, criticized the reports about the ambulances, noting one reporter’s overreaction.
This misinformation about Trump being taken from Mar-a-Lago in an ambulance is one of many false claims debunked by fact-checkers. USA TODAY, a verified signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network, works to provide accurate and transparent information to combat misinformation.
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