President Donald Trump (AP photo)
Scotching off speculation about his bad health triggered by a bruise on a hand, US President Donald Trump said he “clipped” his hand on a table and that his regular consumption of “big aspirin” resulted in bruising.“I’m very good. I clipped it on the table. So I put a little, what do they call it, cream on it. I clipped it. I would say take aspirin if you like your heart, but don’t take aspirin if you don’t want to have a little bruising. I take the big aspirin. When you take the big aspirin, they tell you that you bruise,” Trump told reporters. “The doctors said, ‘You don’t have to take that, sir. You are very healthy.” I said, “I’m not taking any chances.” That’s one of the side effects’,” Trump added. Fresh questions about Trump’s health again came into attention after visible bruising on his left hand appeared during a high-profile signing ceremony in Davos.This led to criticism over the lack of transparency about the MAGA chief’s health from the White House.Images and videos from the “Board of Peace” signing ceremony in Switzerland showed visible bruising on Donald Trump’s left hand, which appeared about ten minutes into the event as he was seated signing documents.The White House described the bruising as accidental. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump struck his hand against the corner of the signing table. “At the Board of Peace event today in Davos, President Trump hit his hand on the corner of the signing table, causing it to bruise,” she said.A White House official later said the president is prone to bruising because he takes aspirin daily. The official also shared photographs taken before and after the event, saying: “Pictures from yesterday and this morning clearly show no bruising.”Trump has previously acknowledged taking a higher daily dose of aspirin than is commonly recommended. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, he said: “Aspirin is good for thinning out the blood.” He added, “They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart,” and later remarked, “I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense?”His physician, Dr Sean Barbabella, has confirmed that Trump takes 325 milligrams of aspirin each day. Medical guidance from the Mayo Clinic recommends an average daily dose of 75 to 100 milligrams.The president has frequently displayed bruising on his hands in the past, including on his right hand after returning to the White House. On several occasions, he has attempted to conceal the marks with makeup or bandages and has been seen keeping his hands away from cameras.Trump has not released complete medical records linked to a previous shooting incident in which a bullet narrowly missed his ear during an attempted assassination. Questions about his health resurfaced last year after he disclosed undergoing a sudden MRI scan. In December, the White House said the advanced imaging was conducted as a precautionary step. “President Trump’s cardiovascular imaging is perfectly normal,” Barbabella said, adding that there were no signs of arterial narrowing, inflammation, or clotting.Health issues have also been a point of political attack, with the MAGA base targeting Joe Biden, whom they have claimed was unfit for office. Trump himself has repeatedly referred to Biden as “sleepy Joe” in remarks to the press.
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