Overview
- Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump struck the corner of the signing table at the Board of Peace event in Davos, causing the bruise.
- Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he hit the table and noted his routine aspirin use as a factor in easy bruising.
- Event footage shows no visible mark at the start, with the bruise becoming noticeable roughly 10 minutes after he began signing documents.
- A White House official shared photos from Wednesday and Thursday in Davos indicating no earlier bruise on the left hand.
- Trump’s doctor has said he takes 325 mg of aspirin daily, which can increase bruising, and the episode renewed scrutiny given his age and a prior diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency.