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75. Doctors Sound Alarm on White House 'Secrecy' Over Trump's Neck Rash
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 08:04 PM
Mar 2

Medical experts aren’t buying the White House’s explanation for the president’s bright-red rash.



https://www.thedailybeast.com/doctors-sound-alarm-on-white-house-secrecy-over-trumps-neck-rash

Doctors are voicing skepticism over the White House’s handling of Donald Trump’s troubling new skin condition.....

But some in the medical field remain unconvinced. Dr. Vin Gupta, a medical analyst for MS NOW and former Chief Medical Officer at Amazon, theorized the rash could in fact be “pre-cancerous.”

The White House medical team didn’t know [Trump] got a CT scan. They claimed it was a MRI for weeks,” Gupta wrote, referencing an apparent “MRI” that Trump let slip he had in October 2025—an examination the White House originally kept under wraps.

Now instead of acknowledging he might have a pre-cancerous skin condition, they dance around the issue,” Gupta continued. “Trying to fool the public just makes it worse.”

Gupta wasn’t the only physician with something to say about Trump’s irritated, bright-red skin. Dr. Jonathan Reiner, cardiologist to the late former Vice President Dick Cheney, also raised concerns about the White House’s statement—including a theory that it might not have been written by the physician himself.

“The hint that this statement might not have actually been written by Dr Barbabella is that in it, he says that the medication was ‘prescribed by the White House Doctor’. He’s the WH Doctor,” Reiner wrote on X.

In a separate post, Reiner, who is a medical analyst on CNN, wrote: “Preventative skin treatments (such as topical 5 flurouracil) are commonly used to prevent overt skin cancer in people with precancerous skin lesions. We don’t know what specific treatment the president is receiving, but why all the secrecy for something that is potentially easy to treat and very common in older people?”


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Bondage scars from a dominatrix? Blues Heron Mar 2 #1
Autoerotic a$$phyxiation??? ultralite001 Mar 2 #37
Trump IS a rash - on AMERICA Skittles Mar 2 #2
That neck is a great metaphor for where we are. ananda Mar 2 #9
Looks like Zoster GusBob Mar 2 #3
Been reading about the signs of his impending demise bif Mar 2 #4
True PatSeg Mar 2 #52
Rope burn from dabbling in autoerotic asphyxiation? Ocelot II Mar 2 #5
The evil is malignant and spreading inside and outside malaise Mar 2 #6
Rope burn? Attilatheblond Mar 2 #7
Concerned it will take too long lame54 Mar 2 #8
Amen!! WestMichRad Mar 2 #28
I do not understand Richard_GB Mar 2 #10
His doctor says it's a "preventative skin cream" leftstreet Mar 2 #11
WTF is it preventing? Skittles Mar 2 #12
LOL leftstreet Mar 2 #13
Melanoma NewEnglandAutumn Mar 2 #51
My aunt had to use a cream on her squamous cell cancer that left nasty marks dflprincess Mar 2 #62
Sepstein infection....Epstein sepsis BattleRow Mar 2 #70
That doesn't make sense MustLoveBeagles Mar 2 #17
Are you questioning Dr. Sean Barbabella? leftstreet Mar 2 #18
Yes MustLoveBeagles Mar 2 #19
Maybe he could prescribe regular treatment with a bear-spray inhaler struggle4progress Mar 2 #22
... MustLoveBeagles Mar 2 #23
KKK-aroline specializes in lies that don't make sense. nt TBF Mar 2 #69
This statement was NOT written by the WH doctor LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2 #24
Prevention Rebl2 Mar 2 #33
DIY treatments c/o ultralite001 Mar 2 #39
Possibly treating pre-cancerous areas of skin on his neck Emrys Mar 2 #46
I hope it is shingles or worse. nt doc03 Mar 2 #14
I just Googled "Shingles on the neck" BigmanPigman Mar 2 #44
There is an old folk tale if shingles go around doc03 Mar 2 #53
I don't know about around the neck, slightlv Mar 2 #58
Looks like maybe it could be somewhat painful. bluestarone Mar 2 #15
It's either the herpes zoster, or tertiary syphilis AZJonnie Mar 2 #16
I heard rubbing thrice daily with ghost pepper juice cures almost everything struggle4progress Mar 2 #25
Yes, but you are fully qualified to be the Secretary of DHS.. Permanut Mar 2 #27
Whatever it is, I hope it covers his entire body and itches like hell 0rganism Mar 2 #20
I think that confirms my theory that he's a baboon's ass struggle4progress Mar 2 #21
That's an insult to baboon asses! WestMichRad Mar 2 #30
Measles? Dave says Mar 2 #26
I hope it's a painful case of shingles. -nt CrispyQ Mar 2 #29
It certainly looks like shingles... GiqueCee Mar 2 #60
Sorry. I can't get past that literal turkey neck. What is that HOLE in the centre of his neck? AloeVera Mar 2 #31
He's rotting from the inside out. Bury him now.. Dave Bowman Mar 2 #32
THIS. calimary Mar 2 #40
Grayscale Deep State Witch Mar 2 #34
Shingles? Pas-de-Calais Mar 2 #35
Measles? LSparkle Mar 2 #56
He's old ebough that it's more likely he had measles as a kid dflprincess Mar 2 #65
That was my thought too. He's probably not had the shingles vaccine. QueerDuck Mar 2 #73
The rash-like injury was also visible last Friday when Trump traveled to Texas LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2 #36
I don't know what's worse.The front view or the side view of his neck Tribetime Mar 2 #38
does diaper rash spread? dem4decades Mar 2 #41
The diaper rash is spreading upwards C_U_L8R Mar 2 #42
He may be being treated for a pre-cancerous skin condition Emrys Mar 2 #43
100% agree NewEnglandAutumn Mar 2 #66
Survival rates from both the conditions I mentioned are good as long as they're caught early, Emrys Mar 2 #68
Dupe bif Mar 2 #45
There's no forum rule against duplicate posts outside Latest Breaking News n/t Emrys Mar 2 #47
Trump rash maliaSmith Mar 2 #48
the pre-vent comes before the vent Tetrachloride Mar 2 #49
Skin cancer NewEnglandAutumn Mar 2 #50
Too many neck handshakes Aviation Pro Mar 2 #54
Unless it's terminal, who cares? Katinfl Mar 2 #55
Credible accusation of Trump getting a blowjob from a 13 year old and punching her in the head when she bit his dick. Iggo Mar 2 #57
It looks like shingles, ( I've had it) or neck cankles like his feet. cksmithy Mar 2 #59
Hmmm lonely bird Mar 2 #61
Looks like shingles to go along with his rotting hands Hassler Mar 2 #63
I'm concerned Wicked Blue Mar 2 #64
Maybe he'll just fucking die. Orrex Mar 2 #67
Untreated syphilis. Dr. T Mar 2 #71
If it's shingles it is horribly painful. I hope it's just shingles. Buckeyeblue Mar 2 #72
Feel Better Soon! mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2 #74
Doctors Sound Alarm on White House 'Secrecy' Over Trump's Neck Rash LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2 #75
Shingles? RandySF Mar 2 #76
Calling Jake tapper UpInArms Mar 2 #77
BFD- I don't care RainCaster Mar 2 #78
I hope he gets to the point where he tries to Ilsa Mar 2 #79
IMO FWIW, looks like contact dermatitis caused by shirt collar chaffing, maybe worsened by scratching or hair glue. Doodley Mar 2 #80
Concerned or mercuryblues Mar 2 #81
The fish rots from the head. Totally Tunsie Mar 2 #82
Trump used a coating of makeup today to cover up the rash (or whatever it is) that was so apparent yesterday LetMyPeopleVote Mar 3 #83
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