Donald Trump debuted a gnarly new bruise in Davos on Thursday.
I'm sure you're well aware of the bruise on his right hand, but now there's one on his left.
Here it is:
And another picture:
And one more for good measure:
People on the *internet* noted just how much that "scary" bruise looked like Greenland:
Anyway, if you've been following Trump bruise lore, you know the White House has provided some *interesting* explanations about how he's got 'em.
Karoline Leavitt infamously said that it's because he shakes so many hands.
They've also blamed it on aspirin.
Trump told the Wall Street Journal he takes high levels of aspirin, saying, "They’d rather have me take the smaller one. I take the larger one, but I’ve done it for years, and what it does do is it causes bruising. They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart. I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense?"
OK then.
So, on Thursday, he offered up a new one for his *new* bruise:
Trump on his hand bruising: “I clipped it on the table. So I put a little, what do they call it? Cream on it. But I clipped it. I would say take aspirin if you like your heart, but don’t take aspirin if you don’t want to have a little bruising because if you take the big— I take… pic.twitter.com/y1dZP67MO8
"I clipped it on the table. So I put a little, what do they call it? Cream on it. But I clipped it. I would say take aspirin if you like your heart, but don't take aspirin if you don't want to have a little bruising. I take the big aspirin. And when you take the big aspirin, they tell you, you bruise. The doctors said, 'You don't have to take that, sir. You're very healthy.' I said, 'I'm not taking any chances.' So anyway, that's one of the side effects of taking aspirin."
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