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Donald Trump has said he is "not taking any chances" as he addressed health fears. The US President answered a reporter's query about a bruise on his hand spotted at an event unveiling his Board of Peace for Gaza yesterday. They asked him on Air Force One: "We saw the bruising on your hand. Are you ok?" Mr Trump then blamed a pill he took for the mark.

He said: "I'm very good. I clipped it on the table, so I put a little, what do they call it? Cream on it." The President added: "But I clipped it. 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. I take the big aspirin. Now, when you take the big aspirin, they tell you you bruise."

Recalling a conversation with his doctor, Mr Trump said: "The doctor said, 'You don't have to take that, sir. You're very healthy.'

"I said, 'I'm not taking any chances.' But then that's one of the side effects of taking aspirin."

The White House said: "At the Board of Peace event today in Davos, President Trump hit his hand in the corner of the signing table, causing it to bruise."

The President had previously said he did not want to have "thick blood" in his heart, and so takes a frequent dosage of aspirin.

The bruise could also be a sign of ageing as the skin gets more fragile, a pharmacist told The Mirror.

Thorrun Govind said: "Our skin becomes more fragile skin as we get older. In most cases it isn't serious, but repeated or unexplained bruising should be checked.

"As we get older, the skin becomes thinner and loses some of the protective fat that cushions blood vessels underneath. Small blood vessels can break more easily.

"This means even a minor knock can lead to noticeable bruising, particularly on areas like the hands and arms."

They added: "Aspirin can make bruising more likely, because it slows the body's ability to stop bleeding after minor knocks.

"Bruising like this is often caused by minor knocks, but medicines such as aspirin can make bruises larger or more noticeable."