President Donald Trump has publicly attributed the months-long mystery of bruises on his hands to his own long-term aspirin regimen and dismissed widespread speculation about hidden health issues.
Donald Trump began 2026 by confronting the relentless public and medical scrutiny over visible marks on his hands that have become a symbol of growing concern about his health at 79 and in the second term of his presidency. He granted a rare, extensive interview to The Wall Street Journal in which he disclosed that his habit of taking a higher-than-recommended daily dose of aspirin has, in his telling, made him prone to easy bruising, undercutting earlier official explanations and igniting fresh debate about transparency.
