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Trump Accidentally Reveals Puffy Hand During Veterans Day Ceremony

A bruise was visible on the president's hand on Wednesday.

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For much of his second presidency, Donald Trump has frequently appeared in public with mysterious bruises on his hands. And that happened again on Wednesday, when Trump appeared at a Veterans Day event.

“The president, 80, kicked off the holiday by attending a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery,” The Daily Beast reported. “But as he put a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and delivered fiery remarks, his right hand soon became the main attraction—slathered in its signature makeup and seemingly swollen.”

Aaron Rupar noticed the bruise:

“At one point during the ceremony, Vice President JD Vance and others onstage bent their hands in prayer. Trump, meanwhile, seemingly self-consciously covered his swollen hand with the other and scanned the crowd with his eyes,” the Beast added.

Trump has regularly appeared in public with the hand bruise visible, although he has sometimes sought to cover it up with makeup. The White House, in the past, has attributed the bruise to “frequent handshaking,” although they have acknowledged that Trump also suffers from chronic venous insufficiency.

The president, the White House claimed last year, 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.”

Social media users had thoughts on the latest bruising photo:

Photo courtesy of an X screenshot. 

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Stephen Silver

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Stephen Silver is an award-winning journalist, essayist and film critic, and contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Stephen has authored thousands of articles that focus on politics, technology, and the economy.

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