It’s normally said that “the face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.” — St. Jerome
But for Trump, that mirror seemed to be cracking.
A strange photo of Donald Trump is all over the internet. His eyes are shut. His face looks swollen. His skin seems damaged. Some people blamed makeup. Others thought it might be a health issue.
This photo wasn’t taken at a rally or on the golf course. It was taken during a high-level meeting with five African presidents—from Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, and Mauritania.
These countries are all in West Africa. They are full of culture, resources, and history. The U.S. has trade ties with them, and the meeting was supposed to focus on new deals, development, and peace plans.
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Trump said the meeting was to support African business. He told the leaders they came from “very vibrant places with very valuable land, great minerals, great oil deposits and wonderful people.”
But that’s not what people remembered.
The internet couldn’t look away from the photo. It spread fast. People zoomed in on every detail. One user said, “He looks like he escaped from a failed wax museum.” Another wrote, “That sun 😭😭😭 eating him alive.”
He looks like he escaped from a failed wax museum.
— John Collins (@Logically_JC) July 11, 2025
that sun 😭😭😭 eating him alive.
— 𝗣 𝗜 𝗡 𝗞 💟 (@DollVybezx) July 11, 2025
Things got more serious when people started pointing out health concerns. “His skin, under the makeup, looks almost like he has “liver burns”,” someone posted. “They look kind of like freckles, but are a symptom of liver or pancreatic cancers.”
His skin, under the makeup, looks almost like he has “liver burns”. They look kind of like freckles, but are a symptom of liver or pancreatic cancers. And they get darker.
— Chucky Rules! (@DavidDaraskevi1) July 11, 2025
One woman tweeted, “He wears more makeup in a day than I do in a year.” Another joked, “He didn’t have JD Vance there to fix him. Big mistake.”
He wears more makeup in a day than I do in a year. Lmao
— Mindy sheldrew (@MindySheld18822) July 10, 2025
He didn’t have JD to help him 😏 pic.twitter.com/PnesgseLI7
— Ric₳rdo Rodrigues (@rforodrigues_14) July 11, 2025
Trump has always cared about his look. Orange skin. Neat hair. Cameras everywhere. His appearance is part of his image. But this time, the camera showed something different.
Several X users pointed out signs of aging and weakness.
Usually when your leather couch looks like that you throw that shit out.
— Smitty73 🇺🇸💙 (@Nyfan247) July 10, 2025
Trump spends so much time in front of cameras & tweeting that he’s showing his age without the makeup artists magic. The fact that he is a control freak that he must be on duty 24/7. Herding cats is a difficult job for an 80yr old Junk food junkie.
— Joe Redwood (@humbdinino_joe) July 11, 2025
79 and more heads to only one direction. Declining cognitive abilities.
— CryptoSmind (@SmindCrypto) July 11, 2025
Probably somebody feeding him drugs. He looks weird to me also.
But hes a weird guy— Neil’s red pills (@RodhamNeil30598) July 11, 2025
Wow, he’s ALIVE and he looks like that??
— Stop the Nonsense (@kasthomas) July 11, 2025
No wonder Melania only shows up when necessary.
— Diana (@DianaBlueNews) July 10, 2025
He’s rotting away.
— Eve Arden (@nickoftime26) July 10, 2025
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