Trump's Forearm Bruises Spark Health Concerns at Lavish New Jersey Golf Event
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At a controversial LIV Golf tournament hosted at his opulent Trump National course in Bedminster, the 80-year-old former president was seen with visible bruises on his forearms, raising questions about transparency regarding his health.
President Donald Trump was photographed on Saturday at the LIV Golf New York tournament, an event marked by its association with Saudi-backed interests and held at his extravagant Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Wearing a polo shirt that exposed his forearms, Trump displayed multiple bruises of varying sizes, minor scrapes, and Band-Aids on two fingers of his right hand, which he rested on his knee—an image that highlights the lack of openness about his health from those in power.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt previously attempted to downplay concerns, attributing Trump’s bruising to frequent hand-shaking, a claim that seems more like a distraction than a real explanation. When bruising appeared on his left forearm, Trump himself cited daily aspirin use and a diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency, but these explanations have done little to quell public skepticism.
Despite White House spokesperson Davis Ingle’s insistence that Trump is in good health—going so far as to call him “the sharpest, most accessible, and energetic president in American history”—medical observers have raised legitimate concerns. Reports of swollen limbs, sleepiness, slurred speech, and occasional confusion have circulated, yet the administration continues to evade meaningful scrutiny.
Trump has previously boasted about his cognitive assessments, touting them as proof of his “extreme intelligence,” but such claims only serve to distract from the pressing questions about his fitness to serve and the lack of transparency that has become a hallmark of his political career.