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Is Trump healthy? Neck rash and bruised hands fuel new questions about 79-year-old President

News DeskLast Updated: 03 March 2026, 03:14 PM ISTShare This follows previous concerns over bruised hands and swollen legs, for which the White House has provided medical explanations. US President Donald Trump | Photo: AFPWashington: President Donald Trump appeared at a White House ceremony Monday with a visible red rash on his neck, an ailment his personal physician described as a side effect of a "preventative" medical treatment. Photographs from the event revealed an irritated, reddish patch accompanied by several brownish scabs on the right side of the 79-year-old president’s neck, extending above his shirt collar.

Is Trump healthy? Neck rash and bruised hands fuel new questions about 79-year-old President

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Key Highlights

  • Trump, currently the oldest individual ever elected to the presidency, was hosting a Medal of Honour presentation following a weekend of U. S.
  • military action against Iran.
  • "President Trump is using a very common cream on the right side of his neck, which is a preventative skin treatment, prescribed by the White House Doctor," presidential physician Sean Barbabella said in a statement to AFP.
  • US President Donald Trump | Photo: AFP Barbabella added that the president will continue the application for one week, noting that "the redness is expected to last for a few weeks." The skin irritation has reignited public discourse regarding the president’s physical well-being.
  • Trump has previously been observed with distinct bruising on his hands, which the White House and the president himself have attributed to frequent handshaking and the use of aspirin for cardiovascular health.
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