--- title: "Dark Mark Appears on Trump’s Hand" description: "During a visit by Macron at the White House this week, a large, greenish-blue bruise appeared on the back of Donald Trump's right hand." date: "2025-02-26" modified: "2025-02-26" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/neoscope/dark-bruise-trump-hand" categories: - "Developments" - "Health & Medicine" tags: - "blood test" - "donald trump" - "senior citizens" --- # Dark Mark Appears on Trump’s Hand ![During a visit by Macron at the White House this week, a large, greenish-blue bruise appeared on the back of Donald Trump's right hand.]() *\Image: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images\* Septuagenarian president Donald Trump [isn't]() the strong, virile world leader the White House likes to portray him as. That's just a fact. During a visit by French president Emmanuel Macron at the White House this week, a large, greenish-blue bruise appeared on the back of the 78-year-old's hand, as seen in [photographs]() taken during the visit. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt offered an eyebrow-raising explanation, telling reporters that Trump is a "man of the people" and "has bruises on his hand because he’s constantly working and shaking hands all day every day," as [quoted by *NBC*](). It's not the first time we've seen similar bruises show up on Trump's hand. The broadcaster pointed out at least two other occasions last year when a similar bruise appeared. In its [Person of the Year writeup]() about Trump last year, *Time* magazine quoted him as saying that the bruising on his right hand was from "shaking hands with thousands of people." But instead of that extremely self-serving explanation, doctors say there's likely a medical cause. "It’s almost definitely from an IV or blood draw," University of Texas public health PhD and paramedic Claire Zagorski [argued on Bluesky](). "Which is a weird thing to lie about, people get bloodwork done all the time." "A man his age getting periodic bloodwork is very normal, and your skin gets thin as you age, making the bruises look obvious and especially big," she wrote in a [follow-up](). Others used the opportunity to take potshots. "The president suffers from weak ass hand syndrome for which there is no cure," one Bluesky user wrote in a [mocking post](). "And the scratch on my arm is from the time I protected orphans from a rabid wolf, and definitely not from when my cat had the zoomies last night," Zagorski [joked](). While it remains unclear what exactly caused the bruise to appear on Trump's right hand, the explanation that "shaking hands" was to blame isn't just unusual, but would hint at far more serious medical implications than simply getting an IV. Apart from strange bruises, health experts have also called into question Trump's cognitive abilities. Trump's unusual speech patterns at his debate against Kamala Harris in September, in particular, led to [some suggesting]() he was suffering from a possible cognitive illness. In December, Trump told *NBC* that he would release his full medical report. But months later, it has yet to surface. **More on Trump:** *[Trump White House Tells Elon He's Stepped Over the Line]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()