President Donald Trump’s cosmetically concealed hand has returned to the limelight just in time for the holidays.
Trump, 79, was spotted with his trademark mismatched makeup slathered over his right hand on Monday as he announced new self-branded battleships at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
While the caked-on concealer is similar to the bronzer the president smears on his face, it clearly does not match the natural skin tone of his hand.
Trump has used cosmetics to disguise persistent bruising on his right hand, which the White House has repeatedly claimed is a result of handshaking.
On Monday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt supplied a familiar statement to the Daily Beast.
“President Trump 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,” she said. “His commitment is unwavering and he proves that every single day.”
Leavitt has been using the exact same quote since February, as the bruising continues to be evident. She has also pointed out that Trump takes aspirin as part of his normal health regimen.
Earlier this month, Trump spent an entire week sporting bandages on his right hand, while still using his beloved concealer.
The Daily Beast’s Farrah Tomazin asked Leavitt to clear up the mystery of the dressing, after speculation that the president may have been receiving intravenous medical infusions in his hand.
“As for the bandage on his hand, we’ve also given you an explanation for that in the past,” Leavitt said on December 11.
“The president is literally constantly shaking hands. The Oval Office is like Grand Central Terminal. He is meeting with more people than any of you even know about on a daily basis. He’s also on a daily aspirin regimen, which is something his physical examinations have said in the past as well can contribute to that bruising that you see.”
Despite his two “annual” medical exams this year, the bruising has been a fixture on Trump’s right hand as far back as February, when he met with French President Emmanuel Macron.
When meeting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in August, Trump let the bruise get some air, opting for the raw dog approach by skipping concealer.
As recently as Dec. 15, an ultra-thick coating of makeup covered the president’s hand during a presentation of the Mexican Defense Medal in the Oval Office.
Trump has grown increasingly irritated by questions about his health.
As well as his badly bruised and briefly bandaged hand, the president has been spotted seemingly nodding off several times in Cabinet meetings.
In a furious Truth Social post earlier this month, the president claimed speculation about his health is tantamount to “treason.”
“After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean ‘THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,’” Trump barked.
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