Overview
- Trump acknowledged taking 325 mg of aspirin daily, above his doctors’ preferred low-dose regimen, and attributed visible hand bruising to the practice while saying he resists lowering the dose for superstitious reasons.
- His physician, Dr. Sean Barbabella, said the October imaging was a CT scan performed to definitively rule out cardiovascular problems and reported normal findings, correcting earlier references to an MRI.
- Independent clinicians noted that bruising of this degree is uncommon from a single daily aspirin and called for fuller disclosure of the president’s medications and medical details.
- The White House has previously said Trump was diagnosed in July with chronic venous insufficiency to explain swelling in his lower legs.
- Trump denied falling asleep during public events, saying he briefly closes his eyes to relax, and on Friday he posted that he again scored perfectly on a cognitive test.