A dark mark was clearly visible on the back of Donald Trump’s hand today at the Oval Office and it follows what appeared to be thick makeup on it last Friday
Donald Trump appears to cover right hand with bruise
Donald Trump has been pictured with dark mark on his right hand today at the Oval Office amid questions over the US president’s health.
A large smear of makeup was seen on the 79-year-old’s hand on Friday which was quite visible against his natural skin tone over what appeared to be a bruise-like mark. His health has been in the spotlight over the past few months as similar images show his hand either looking bruised and swollen or appearing to have makeup.
And now at the Oval Office while speaking to the press as he signed an executive order requiring new training for National Guard troops, a blue-black mark could clearly be seen on the back of his hand today. The dark mark appeared to cover a large portion of the back of the President’s hand and stood out in photographs.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has previously said Trump’s hand bruising is “consistent” with irritation from his “frequent handshaking and the use of aspirin.” But there appeared to be more make-up on his hand last Friday than normal and the apparent bruising was also very noticeable.
Since returning to the White House in January he has had a hectic schedule and this month he followed up his summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska with meetings with European leaders last week. But from last Monday he was only seen in a single photograph, and gave only radio interviews until Thursday, when he addressed law enforcement officers in Washington DC during an hour-long visit in an otherwise minimal schedule.
Then on Friday, he visited the White House gift shop and took a few questions before travelling to the Kennedy Centre, in another part of DC. Ms Leavitt was asked at a press briefing earlier this month how the President is being treated for the chronic venous insufficiency he was diagnosed with in July.
And she was asked if Trump’s doctor would be made available to answer questions about his condition. Ms Leavitt replied: “I don’t want to make that commitment on behalf of the physician, but it’s certainly something we can look into and explore out of the effort of transparency, because unlike the previous White House, there is nothing to hide.”
She said the President is seen “literally 24/7 all of the time”, and said she would seek an answer. Pressed to give further details of his treatment, she did not directly answer. “Look, you see the President every day,” she said. “He’s moving, he’s working. There have been no adjustments made to his lifestyle.”
Earlier in the briefing, questions were raised about Trump’s apparent confusion over where the summit with Vladimir Putin was going to take place. He’d said twice from the podium the previous day that it would take place in Russia, when in reality it will take place in Alaska.
Leavitt dismissed the question, suggesting he might have been referring to a future trip to Russia – though it was clear from the footage that the President was referring to this week’s summit. Last Monday, during his meeting with European leaders he referred to the “Republic of the Condo”, and failed to recognise Alexander Stubb, the Finnish president, who was sitting right in front of him.
