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sop

(19,495 posts)
Sat May 30, 2026, 04:57 PM Saturday

Trump's doctor declares him 'fully fit' and blames 'frequent handshaking' for bruising

(MS NOW) "He attributed bruising on Trump’s hands to be “consistent with minor soft tissue irritation related to frequent handshaking.”

"The swelling in Trump’s legs and bruising on his hands have been the subject of increasing scrutiny and speculation about the aging president’s fitness for office. The White House has attributed the bruising on the president’s hands to his frequent handshaking, as Barbabella noted in his latest report."

Article at link:

https://www.ms.now/news/trump-physical-exam-walter-reed-2026

I can't understand how the back of one's hand can become so bruised while shaking hands. Backhanding insufficiently obedient subordinates across the face perhaps, but shaking hands? Maybe it's that super aggro Trump handshake thing he does?

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Trump's doctor declares him 'fully fit' and blames 'frequent handshaking' for bruising (Original Post) sop Saturday OP
Red meat for the cult... Lovie777 Saturday #1
It's insulting that they keep telling us this blatant lie about handshaking. Diamond_Dog Saturday #2
Absolutely. That doctor apparently thinks the entire American populace is as stupid as trump. Wiz Imp Saturday #11
Trump could participate in a triathlon, he's the epitome of health, a God among men...sure Doc... wcmagumba Saturday #3
Mr. Universe yankee87 Saturday #4
Trump intimidating handshake with Pelosi. Norrrm Saturday #5
Three annual medical checkups in one year? Norrrm Saturday #6
He looks like a rotting corpse. llmart Saturday #12
Sounds like another professional leftieNanner Saturday #7
Quite a bit of hand shaking with his left hand too? tanyev Saturday #8
It is very strange... jmowreader Saturday #9
That doctor needs to have his medical license revoked. Wiz Imp Saturday #10

Wiz Imp

(10,546 posts)
11. Absolutely. That doctor apparently thinks the entire American populace is as stupid as trump.
Sat May 30, 2026, 05:51 PM
Saturday

He is clearly lying and he knows he's lying. He needs stripped of his medical license.

wcmagumba

(6,698 posts)
3. Trump could participate in a triathlon, he's the epitome of health, a God among men...sure Doc...
Sat May 30, 2026, 05:02 PM
Saturday

yankee87

(2,869 posts)
4. Mr. Universe
Sat May 30, 2026, 05:03 PM
Saturday

tRump is in better shape than Mr. Universe. He ran the NYC Marathon in under 2 hours and shot an eighteen in his golf tour.

Norrrm

(5,747 posts)
5. Trump intimidating handshake with Pelosi.
Sat May 30, 2026, 05:03 PM
Saturday

Trump intimidating handshake with Pelosi.... Real?

llmart

(17,751 posts)
12. He looks like a rotting corpse.
Sat May 30, 2026, 06:15 PM
Saturday

Someone needs to just push him into a casket and close the lid.

jmowreader

(53,447 posts)
9. It is very strange...
Sat May 30, 2026, 05:41 PM
Saturday

…that the bruises on the back of his hand he gets from all the handshaking he does look very much like the bruises you get when the doctor decides to start an IV in your hand rather than your elbow because she can’t find any other veins.

Wiz Imp

(10,546 posts)
10. That doctor needs to have his medical license revoked.
Sat May 30, 2026, 05:47 PM
Saturday

He is knowingly lying about Trump's health. If he has any regular patients, they need to sue him. It's malpractice to lie about your patients. (Or at least it should be if it isnt)

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