Overview
- Photographs from the World Economic Forum’s Board of Peace event on Jan. 22 show a large, dark bruise on President Donald Trump’s left hand.
- Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump hit his hand on the corner of the signing table, and photos from earlier in the trip showed no visible mark.
- Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he “clipped” his hand on a table, applied cream, and noted he takes a higher-dose daily aspirin that he says makes bruising more likely.
- Trump has had recurring, photographed hand bruises over the past year; the White House physician previously described them as consistent with minor soft-tissue irritation from frequent handshaking and aspirin use, and Trump has at times used makeup or bandages to cover them.
- The administration has pointed to earlier disclosures including a diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency and advanced cardiovascular imaging described as normal, while some cardiologists have challenged Trump’s lay description of aspirin “thinning” the blood.