The White Home on Thursday confirmed that what seems to be a recurring bruise on Trump’s hand is certainly the results of a medical situation.
White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt informed reporters throughout her common briefing that after a “thorough analysis,” the president has been discovered to have “continual venous insufficiency,” which she pressured was “a benign and customary situation,” particularly in folks over the age of 70.
Along with bruising, Leavitt stated Trump additionally has skilled swelling in his decrease legs.
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She added that Trump, 79, reveals no proof of deep vein thrombosis or arterial illness, and that an echocardiogram confirmed “no indicators of coronary heart failure.”
In response to the Nationwide Institutes of Well being, the underlying cause of the disease is often malfunctioning venous valves, which might trigger blood to pool the extremities.
The White Home additionally launched a replica of the memorandum describing Trump’s analysis in additional element Thursday afternoon:
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The reason is way extra passable than earlier makes an attempt to handle the apparent bruise.
In February, the White House claimed Trump’s hand is bruised as a result of he’s “a person of the folks” and is “shaking palms all day, day-after-day.”
Trump’s medical historical past is a little bit of a thriller. Whereas he launched his medical data in 2015 earlier than his first time period in workplace, he didn’t throughout the 2024 election, regardless of promising to take action.
When then-Vice President Kamala Harris launched medical data displaying she was in glorious well being, Home Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) accused the Harris campaign of partaking in “diversion” ways.
