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Topics: Donald Trump, Politics, US News, Health
Rhiannon Ingle
Topics: Donald Trump, Politics, US News, Health
United States President Donald Trump has issued a new explanation for the bruising on his hand, which has been quite the talking point online for months now.
On several occasions now, the 79-year-old Republican has been spotted with bruising on his hand and has frequently been seen covering it up with either makeup or bandages.
However, such attempts to cover up the bruising seem to be thwarted, with reporters continuing to ask Trump about what's actually causing it, with the internet speculating various health conditions.
Both Trump himself and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt have provided many explanations for the bruising, including serial handshaking, but the latest one came yesterday (22 January) when he told CNN’s Samantha Waldenberg aboard Air Force One that a large bruise on his left hand came after he 'clipped' it on furniture in Switzerland.
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"I clipped it on the table. So I put a little—what do they call it—cream on it. I clipped it," he claimed.
Trump added that taking high doses of aspirin made him prone to bruising, noting: "I would say, take aspirin if you like your heart, but don’t take aspirin if you don’t want to have a little bruising.“
"I take the big aspirin, and when you take the big aspirin, they tell you, you bruise. The doctor said, 'You don’t have to take that, sir, you’re very healthy'. I said, 'I’m not taking any chances.'"
The White House echoed a similar sentiment, saying that Trump hit his hand on the signing table during a Board of Peace event in Davos, Switzerland, earlier in the day.
"At the Board of Peace event today in Davos, President Trump hit his hand on the corner of the signing table, causing it to bruise," Leavitt said in a statement.
Photos taken during the conference yesterday and this morning, before the peace board signing, showed no bruising.
However, the markings were prominent in later photos.
As we say, Trump often applies makeup to cover his hand bruising, which Leavitt previously explained was down to frequent handshaking.
"President Trump is a man of the people, and he meets more Americans and shakes their hands on a daily basis than any other President in history," she said.
"His commitment is unwavering, and he proves that every single day."
Trump's physicians have also previously stated that he is susceptible to hand bruising due to his daily aspirin routine.
He previously told the Wall Street Journal that he takes 325 milligrams of aspirin a day.
"I’m a little superstitious," he said. "They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart. I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense?"