White House has ‘wild’ response after footage of Trump slurring sparks health concerns

The president recently sparked health concerns following a speech he gave at the White House's 'Champion of Coal' event on Wednesday (February 11).

During the event, Trump signed an executive order which directed the Department of War to purchase coal power, after which he was hailed as the 'undisputed champion of beautiful clean coal' and received a trophy.

James Grech, CEO of Peabody Energy, was the one to give the POTUS the award.

Trump addressed the audience at the event and praised coal workers in America. "I'm thrilled to welcome to the White House the men and women who light our cities. You know, you do things that people don't even understand," he said.

"You heat our homes, fuel our factories, and turn natural resources into American riches and dreams. Our amazing coal miners."

But further on his address, the president appeared to start slurring his words, and it worried people online. Take a look:

One person said: "What is happening with him? I guess we're gonna pretend we didn't hear it and, sure, he's perfectly healthy."

"My grandpa [had] dementia, in the early stages he would talk exactly like this and then try to distract," said another.

In light of people's concerns, the White House has issued a bizarre and very fiery statement on the matter.

White House spokesperson Davis Ingle told The Daily Beast when it reached out for comment: "President Trump is the sharpest, most accessible, and energetic president in American history.

"While the deranged and failing Daily Beast has their lightweight, glue-sniffing interns push baseless conspiracy theories — President Trump spent the day unleashing energy dominance, lowering costs, and putting the American people first."

The White House gave a very fiery response when asked about the president's slurring (SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Some have shared their thoughts on the statement issued to the publication.

"It's insane to me that anyone would read this and think 'yeah this country is in the best place it's ever been," somebody wrote on Reddit, adding that the statement was 'wild'.

"Is this real???? Holy f**king sh*t," questioned another.

This isn't the first time that it's been pointed out that Trump sometimes slurs his words.

Back in 2017, the president became the butt of many comedians' jokes when giving a public speech about relocating the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and started talking gibberish, ABC News reported at the time.