President Donald Trump declared the United States the "hottest country in the world" during his first public appearance since rumors swirled that he was recently hospitalized. "One year ago, a little bit more, our country was dead. We were a dead country. We had an administration that didn't know what the hell they were doing," Donald, 79, said while greeting guests alongside first lady Melania Trump and the Easter Bunny at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 6. Donald continued, "Today, we have the hottest country anywhere in the world. We're respected by everybody.