The White House has tried to downplay the emergence of a bruise on President Donald Trump’s left hand with the same excuse it offers for the one on his right.
Concerns have been raised about the health of the 79-year-old president, who has frequently been spotted with a large, dark bruise on his right hand, which is often smeared with makeup in an attempt to hide it.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has repeatedly claimed the unsightly marks are because Trump “meets more Americans and shakes their hands on a daily basis than any other president in history.”
But a new, smaller bruise was spotted on Trump’s left hand over the weekend as he played golf with former Major League Baseball player Roger Clemens and his son Kacy at Trump National Golf Club in Virginia on Saturday.
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White House Offers Head-Scratching Excuse for Trump’s New Bruise
- by: Ewan Palmer
- 2025-08-25
- Source:
The Daily Beast
- 08/26/2025
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