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Showing Original Post only (View all)Trump's *left* hand -- not the one that is usually disfigured -- now has a large bruise and is discolored [View all]
Trump's *left* hand -- not the one that is usually disfigured -- now has a large bruise and is discolored
These pictures are from today in Davos and are via Chip Somodevilla (Getty) and Fabrice Coffrini (AFP)
These pictures are from today in Davos and are via Chip Somodevilla (Getty) and Fabrice Coffrini (AFP)
Trump's *left* hand -- not the one that is usually disfigured -- now has a large bruise and is discolored
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-01-22T14:33:16.559Z
These pictures are from today in Davos and are via Chip Somodevilla (Getty) and Fabrice Coffrini (AFP)
When I asked Dr. Jonathan Reiner about Trump's chronic hand bruising he said the White House's claim that it was the result of aspirin therapy and hand shaking "is not a plausible explanation. (Particularly if he also has bruises on his left hand).â
— Jon Passantino (@passantino.bsky.social) 2026-01-22T14:39:40.746Z
Welp, here are visible bruises on his left hand:
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Trump's *left* hand -- not the one that is usually disfigured -- now has a large bruise and is discolored [View all]
demmiblue
12 hrs ago
OP
Continuous intravenous injections have caused too much damage to his right hand
Happy Hoosier
12 hrs ago
#8
My guess. The veins in his right side are so damaged from the I.V.s he is getting they had to switch to his ....
Botany
10 hrs ago
#17
That doesn't look like the kind of bruising you get from aspirin or blood-thinners.
Ocelot II
7 hrs ago
#36
This is a man on blood thinners who is getting somesort of regular IV treatment
indusurb
11 hrs ago
#15
Even when the bruises were on his right hand, there is no way they were from hand shaking.
3catwoman3
10 hrs ago
#19
Melania is beginning to hit harder when he tries to hold her hand for the cameras.
11 Bravo
7 hrs ago
#25
As vain as he is, I'm surprised they let it go without the smear of makeup on the world stage.
Diamond_Dog
7 hrs ago
#35