Overview
- While honoring LSU and LSU–Shreveport baseball champions at the White House, the president remarked on the athletes’ “very strong hands.”
- He told players Steven Milam and Josh Pearson their shakes were “ripping” his hand up, according to The Daily Beast.
- Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reiterated that any bruising stems from frequent handshakes plus aspirin taken as part of a cardiovascular prevention regimen.
- The Independent reported that the president’s doctors describe the marks as a well‑known, benign effect of aspirin therapy.
- Photographic evidence has varied, with The Daily Beast noting no press images showing bruising since Oct. 5, while Tuesday’s images showed makeup on his right hand.