President Donald Trump wanted to surprise fans when leaving hospital by ripping open his shirt to reveal a Superman t-shirt in a bizarre show of strength after his coronavirus diagnosis.
The US President made several calls to propose the idea during his stay at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center last week where he battled against Covid-19.
He floated the idea of appearing physically weak to the crowd at first before ripping open his button-down to reveal the Superman top, according to the New York Times.
It reports Trump noticed attendees wearing teal blue shirts at the White House on Saturday, then pointed to the crowd and said "I want to put one of them on instead of a white shirt." The move was allegedly intended as a