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Trump Shows Off Cankles In Bold Display As Critics Raise Health Fears

Trump showed his ankles again in public on Wednesday.

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Even before last week, when President Trump’s lack of public appearances led to false rumors that he was dead, there had been implications that Trump was self-conscious about his large ankles, sometimes called “cankles.” In August, the White House even released a photo that used a model of Air Force One to block the president’s ankles.

The Daily Beast noted on Wednesday that the president had “flaunted” his large ankles during a meeting at the White House with the president of Poland, Karol Nawrocki.

“During their Oval Office meeting, Trump was seated in front of the fireplace with his swollen cankles on full display—a stark contrast to the youthful legs of his Polish counterpart,” The Daily Beast reported. “One unapologetic shot of the president shows his cankles slightly bulging over the tops of his shoes, making them look uncomfortably tight.”

The Beast also noted that Trump appeared to have applied makeup to his lower limbs.

“It also seems the White House has been brushing up on cosmetology: the bruising on Trump’s hands appeared far less noticeable this time, thanks to the absence of the heavy makeup that only accentuated it last month,” The Beast said.

But the outlet did notice that the official photos of the event with the Polish president showed Trump entirely above the waist:

The White House this summer attributed the president’s swollen ankles to a diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency. Experts with UC Davis described the illness as “it is when the veins of the body do not work well. Typically, this happens in the legs or the arms.”

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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