Trump says he takes more aspirin than recommended by his doctors [View all]

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-takes-aspirin-recommended-doctors-rcna251804

Trump says he takes more aspirin than recommended by his doctors
The president told The Wall Street Journal that his daily use of aspirin contributed to the often-visible bruises on his hands.
Jan. 1, 2026, 11:48 AM CST
By Jonathan Allen

President Donald Trump pushed back on critics who have questioned the state of his health, telling The Wall Street Journal in an interview published Thursday that he denies falling asleep in meetings and takes a higher dose of aspirin than recommended by his doctors.

“They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart,” Trump told the Journal, attributing often-visible bruises on his hands — and the makeup he uses to try to cover them — to the medication. “I take the larger one, but I’ve done it for years, and what it does do is it causes bruising.”

Trump’s physician, Navy Capt. Sean Barbabella, told the Journal in a statement that the president takes 325 milligrams of aspirin a day for “cardiac prevention.”

Aspirin acts as an anticoagulant, meant to help prevent blood clots from forming. Blood clots that travel to the heart can lead to heart attacks. The medication can also increase a person’s risk of bleeding because it prevents clots from forming in wounds.

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To be on the safe side, he should increase the dosage of all his meds by 1000%