Overview
- Close-up images from the 108-minute address spread across social media, where viewers highlighted a discoloured hand and clips of the president gripping the lectern and sounding raspy.
- Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the bruising results from frequent handshaking combined with Trump’s regular aspirin regimen to reduce heart and stroke risk.
- Trump told The Wall Street Journal in January that he had been prescribed aspirin to thin his blood.
- Officials previously disclosed a July diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency, a common condition in older adults that can lead to swelling and bruising.
- The White House says the president remains in excellent physical and mental health, and no new medical information was released following the speech.