Donald Trump appeared at a White House event on Thursday with what looked like a 'swollen,' discoloured right hand, reviving questions over the US president's health after fresh photographs seemed to show makeup covering the mark. The images, now circulating widely online, put Trump back under the same kind of scrutiny that has followed him for months whenever visible bruising or skin irritation has appeared in public.
The renewed attention came only a week after Trump was criticised for what appeared to be a rash on his neck behind his right ear, which was later covered with makeup. The White House said at the time that he was using a doctor-prescribed topical treatment, though it did not identify the exact medication, and press secretary Karoline Leavitt declined to add anything beyond the physician's statement.
