For some time, reports have suggested President Donald Trump may be facing health concerns, with considerable focus on visible bruising. However, observers have begun noting additional signs that have sparked further speculation about his wellbeing.
TikTok user Hal, known as hal_for_ny__, recently highlighted the various symptoms people have been discussing. It comes as President Trump naturally remains in the public eye as he pursues his efforts to acquire Greenland.
Yet, when he appears publicly, attention inevitably turns to his physical condition. Previous reports have also expressed concerns about his alleged declining health.
In footage circulated online, Hal explained: "Finally, a reporter asked Donald Trump himself about his condition, and how he's looked lately, and Donald Trump's answer is about what you'd expect. Now, this was at Air Force One, where a reporter was responding to how Donald Trump looked earlier at the World Economic Forum.
"Note the bruising on the hand, and the three different shades that he is, and that bruising is far worse than it's ever been. It's getting bad. Well, Donald Trump was asked about that."
Trump's explanation was that he takes the "big aspirin", which he claims accounts for the bruising. Hal added: "He went with the aspirin excuse."
"He takes the big aspirin and he hit his hand on a table," he continued. "I'm saying I don't know about that, because that bruise was pretty serious, and it's not just that.
"It's the lethargy, it is the slurring of the words. It's the low energy, the falling asleep, but it is good that the press is finally asking the questions that we so desperately need answers to."
The footage has sparked considerable debate online, with many viewers expressing bewilderment over the President's explanation. It appears numerous people remain uncertain about what to believe.
One viewer remarked: "I've been taking aspirin for 15 years, and I don't have bruising." Another observed: "He also has swelling on his hands. He's not doing well."
A third commented: "So frail. So weak in his advanced age." Whilst a fourth added: "I take aspirin and two other blood thinners and I don't bruise like that."
What has Trump revealed about his health?In an interview with the Wall Street Journal earlier this month, Trump acknowledged consuming more aspirin than his medical team advises. Nevertheless, he admitted he has been reluctant to reduce his intake, having taken it for a quarter of a century and describing himself as "a little superstitious."
According to his physician, Trump consumes 325 milligrams of aspirin each day - roughly four times the standard dosage for someone of his age. "They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don't want thick blood pouring through my heart," Trump explained.
"I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense?" When questioned about the fresh bruise, the White House explained: "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."
Karoline Leavitt attributed the bruising to frequent handshaking during a press briefing last month. "The president is literally constantly shaking hands," she stated.
"The Oval Office is like Grand Central terminal. He is meeting with more people than any of you 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 can contribute to that bruising that you see."
Leavitt was further asked to specify when Trump took the three cognitive tests he claims to have "aced". She admitted she did not have the dates at her disposal, but promised to provide an answer at a later date.
Last month, Trump launched into a lengthy rant on Truth Social, seemingly in response to reports by The New York Times suggesting that Trump, now 79, is "slowing down a bit". After seemingly confirming that he'd undertaken another "Cognitive Examination", this time "in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know", which he "ACED", he directed his ire towards the newspaper.
"Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am 'slowing up,' am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before," he penned.
