President Donald Trump recently explained the origin of a bruise on his left hand, stating it happened when he “clipped it on the table” during a visit to Davos. He also hinted at a desire to serve a “fourth term” in office.
Speaking on Air Force One, Trump shared that the noticeable purple bruise was sustained at the Board of Peace event in Switzerland, assuring everyone he was doing “very good.”
While en route to Washington, D.C., Trump recounted to reporters, “I clipped it on the table, so I put a little—what do they call it—cream on it, but I clipped it.”
He suggested that the bruise’s prominence might be linked to aspirin he was taking.
“If you like your heart, take aspirin; if you don’t want a little bruising, don’t take it,” Trump advised, mentioning that he opts for the “big aspirin.”
“And when you take the big aspirin, they tell you, you’ll bruise,” he added.
‘The doctor said, “You don’t have to take that, sir, you’re very healthy,”‘ Trump then claimed. ‘I said, “I’m not taking any chances.”‘
‘But that’s one of the side effects of taking aspirin.’
Trump is apparently unconcerned about his health as he alluded to a potential ‘fourth term’ as president after praising the progress in his second.
President Donald Trump has revealed how he got a bruise on his left hand
The US president was seen with the new bruise on his left hand at the Board of Peace signing ceremony in Davos on Thursday
Speaking to reporters abroad Air Force One, Trump said he simply clipped his hand on the table
‘Record numbers all over the place!’ Trump said in an all-caps post on Truth Social. ‘Should I try for a fourth term?’
The president has already teased a potential run in 2028, for what would be a third term in the White House. However, presidents are term-limited to two four-year stints by the Constitution.
The purple contusion was seen on Trump’s left hand – not the one normally covered with makeup to conceal the discoloration of a bruise.
Trump did not appear to have the bruise at the start of the event, according to images, which showed the discoloration appeared later on.
The president has previously told the Wall Street Journal that he bruises easily because he is defying doctors by taking higher-than-recommended daily doses of aspirin to keep his blood thin.
But Trump was also diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, which can also increase chances of bruising.
The diagnosis appeared to swell his lower legs and ankles, causing him to have a brief stint wearing compression socks. But he stopped wearing them because he didn’t like the socks, according to the Journal report.
He said he is dosing more aspirin than his doctors recommend because ‘I’m a little superstitious.’
The president seemed to blame the bruising on aspirin that he takes. He is pictured looking down at his bruised hand at the Board of Peace event
‘They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart,’ Trump went on. ‘I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense?’
Instead of listening to medical advice, the 79-year-old is defying doctors’ orders and relying on what he calls his ‘good genetics.’
Trump is taking 325 milligrams per day, which he says he’s been dosing for 25 years. He admitted that doctors have encouraged him to take a lower dosage of aspirin.
A low dose is usually approximately 81 milligrams, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Taking higher dosages of aspirin can significantly increase the severity of side effects, including more serious ones like internal bleeding in the stomach, intestines and brain – especially in older patients. But the biggest benefit is potentially avoiding a heart attack by keeping blood thinner so the flow is stronger.
The thinned blood also stops blood cells from clumping together to form clots, which slows the body’s ability to stop bleeding from broken capillaries and leading to more noticeable and larger bruising.
Trump’s right hand has previously been pictured bruised and with globs of makeup that Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says concealed bruises he sustained for shaking hands
At the age of 79, Trump is the oldest person to be elected and serve as US president.
His right hand is often pictured with a glob of cover-up makeup that Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has confirmed is concealing bruising.
She claimed it was the result of the president regularly shaking people’s hands.
