US President Donald Trump returned to public view on Thursday 26 March at his 11th cabinet meeting of his second term, appearing with visible bruises on both hands after a roughly 24-hour absence from public events. The marks were still noticeable despite makeup, drawing attention as cameras covered a meeting focused in part on the conflict involving Iran.
For context, Trump had maintained a full public schedule on Tuesday 25 March before dropping from view after about 5pm ET, with no public appearances listed on Wednesday ahead of Thursday morning's cabinet session at 10am ET. Online observers have previously pointed to similar gaps in his schedule near the end of the month, although there has been no official indication that those breaks are linked to any medical issue.
