Is Trump okay? US president gives off-track reply to Alcatraz question, internet calls him 'a word salad' | VIDEO

US President Donald Trump's out-of-context reply to a question on the Alcatraz prison has made the internet worry about his mental health as people asked if he is okay. During a press briefing, Trump was asked, “How did you decide to reopen Alcatraz?” Responding to this question, the US president said, “I was supposed to be a movie maker… Nobody ever escaped. One person almost got there, but they found his clothing rather badly ripped up, a lot of shark bites…”

Reporter: How did you decide to reopen Alcatraz?

Trump: I was supposed to be a movie maker… Nobody ever escaped. One person almost got there but they found his clothing rather badly ripped up, a lot of shark bites… pic.twitter.com/RxQkJ3hho7

Trump’s random statement about his unrealised plan to become a movie maker has sparked fresh concerns about his mental health. 

This came after Trump ordered the opening of the once-notorious island prison in San Francisco Bay. He announced the decision via a post on his social media platform, Truth Social. 

“Well, I guess I was supposed to be a movie maker. We're talking...we started with the movie making and will end. I mean, it-it represents something very strong, very powerful in terms of law and order,” Trump said when a reporter asked about his decision to reopen the prison. 

“Alcatraz is, I would say, the ultimate. Sing Sing and Alcatraz, right? The movies. But uh, it’s right now a museum, believe it or not. Lotta people go there. It housed the most violent criminals in the world, and nobody ever escaped. One person almost got there, but they, as you know the story, they found his clothing rather badly ripped up, and uh, it was a lot of shark bites, a lot of problems,” the US president added. 

“Remember how Biden got dragged for mixing up a word? Crazy times,” someone wrote on the social media platform X. 

“Does he ever say anything that's not made up. There was never any clothing with any shark bites found. That literally makes no sense,” another user wrote. 

“I really wish Clint Eastwood would weigh in on this - we need an Escape from this Alcatraz nonsense,” a third user said.