After photos from Davos began circulating online, President Donald Trump moved quickly to explain the dark bruise on his left hand. He said it was not a health issue, but a simple accident involving furniture.
“I clipped it on the table,” Trump said aboard Air Force One. “I put a little — what do they call it? — cream on it. But I clipped it.”
The White House echoed that explanation earlier in the day, pointing to the signing ceremony for Trump’s Board of Peace in Switzerland. “At the Board of Peace event today in Davos, President Trump hit his hand on the corner of the signing table, causing it to bruise,” Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
Trump then pointed to his daily aspirin use, saying it makes bruising unavoidable. “I would say, take aspirin if you like your heart, but don’t take aspirin if you don’t want to have a little bruising,” he said. “I take the big aspirin, and when you take the big aspirin, they tell you, you bruise.”
He said his doctor once advised him to stop.
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“The doctor said, ‘You don’t have to take that, sir, you’re very healthy.’ I said, ‘I’m not taking any chances.’”
Reporter: We saw the bruising on your hand, are you OK?
Trump: I’m very good. I clipped it on the table… I take the big aspirin. When you take the big aspirin, they tell you that you bruise. The doctors said, You don’t have to take that, sir. You are very healthy. I said, I’m… pic.twitter.com/3hWraYcQrk
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) January 22, 2026
Almost immediately, reactions flooded in online. Many called him a liar, mocked his rambling, and slammed him for dodging a straight answer.
He can’t even answer a yes or no question without rambling.
— Call us UAB #FireBreathersOnly 🌻 (@KK1985Blazers) January 22, 2026
If you have to take aspirin for knocking your hand on a table, you are NOT healthy, even for a 79 yr old.
— Clayton Elkins 🪬 (@cl8one) January 22, 2026
Even if Trump did talk to his doctors, they surely didn’t say that he was healthy but that taking too much aspirin is unhealthy.
— Jacques V. (@NulliusJacques) January 22, 2026
More lies.
— Ron Swob (@whiteybird33) January 22, 2026
The man loves to lie.
— Josh Quinn (@JoshTQuinn) January 22, 2026
What a freaking liar
— Eva parkin (@Evaparkin2) January 22, 2026
Video from the start of the Davos signing showed no heavy bruising. It became more noticeable later, after Trump sat at the table and signed documents, which only added to the attention online.
This is not new territory for the president. Bruising on his right hand has appeared for years and predates his return to the White House. In previous appearances, he used makeup and bandages to cover the marks, making them even more noticeable.
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