On Monday 3rd March, President Donald Trump appeared to have a couple of new marks on his right palm, just a week after a large bruise was spotted on the back of his hand.
Note the strange red marks seen on the palm of the Donald Trump’s right hand, at the White House.
And the back of Donald Trump’s right hand seemed bruised during the 78-year-old’s meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday 24th February, prompting speculation on social media over his health.
So, what is going on? This could relate to normal thinning of the skin that occurs with ageing. Alternatively, it also looks like blood may have been taken from the back of the hand, or perhaps there had been an intravenous cannula there, if a drug was being given.
Redness or bruising on the US leader’s right hand were also spotted in January, August and November last year.
Donald Trump’s right hand in January 2024 had several mysterious red marks on the index finger, thumb and palm of the hand. These could (could) represent vasculitis (a whole body inflammation of blood vessels, usually due to an autoimmune disease), perhaps lupus (SLE, systemic lupus erythematous).
The lesions are a bit large for lupus. They look more like the larger vasculitic lesions of Essential Mixed Cryoglobulinaemia. This is a more likely diagnosis in the elderly.
As he has periods in between lesions with no rash etc, this is in favour of an autoimmune disease – as they tend to come and go.
Putting it all together
How do we put all this together? It could be a result of the ageing process, with thin skin and too much handshaking. But it may also represent someone with a chronic autoimmune disease that is coming and going, and who is having some form of intravenous immunosuppression to treat it.
White House opinion
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has claimed the bruising is a result of hand shaking.
“President Trump is a man of the people and he meets more Americans and shakes their hands on a daily basis than any other president in history”.
[“Either way, we wish him well, and hope it all resolves soon.” MyHSN Ed].
