Donald Trump's health was under renewed scrutiny on Monday, March 2, after the 79-year-old US president appeared with a dark red scab-like mark on his neck and stumbled over his words during a Medal of Honour ceremony at the White House, before abruptly leaving without taking questions.
Trump has faced persistent questions about his fitness for office in recent months, fuelled by images of severe bruising on his hands and apparent efforts to conceal the discolouration with make-up during a televised meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in December. The White House has repeatedly dismissed any suggestion of serious illness, but each new appearance now gets picked over in forensic detail by reporters and online commentators.
