A large bruise was visible on President Donald Trump's left hand as he delivered a speech about his Gaza “board of peace” at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
The bruise occurred on Thursday during a signing ceremony for the peace board when the president “hit his hand on the corner of the signing table,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
A White House official added that Trump, 79, is susceptible to hand bruising due to his daily aspirin routine. The president has previously acknowledged applying makeup to cover bruising, explaining in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that he uses makeup when he gets “whacked again by someone,” taking about ten seconds to apply.
Trump told the outlet he takes 325 milligrams of aspirin daily, a higher dose than the standard 81-milligram low dose. “They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart,” he said, a statement disputed by cardiologist Dr Jonathan Reiner, who said anticoagulants do not thin blood but reduce clotting.
The president’s physician, Navy Capt. Sean Barbabella, stated Trump is in “exceptional health and perfectly suited to execute his duties as Commander in Chief.”
