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After Donald Trump, met with French President Emmanuel Macron on the White Home, footage of the black and blue bruise on his hand went viral.
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The greeting between French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump during their Monday meeting in the Oval Office caught the public’s attention when a few photos taken there revealed a large bruise on Trump’s right hand. Social media was soon ablaze with rumors.(X/@AP)
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When Trump and Macron sat in front of reporters and gave each other a long, awkward handshake, the bruise – which was disguised with makeup – was noticed. X users offered their own hypotheses on the potential source of the bruise after a close-up of Trump’s hand showed discoloration.(AP/X)
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The White House attempted to quell rumors about President Donald Trump’s unexplained bruise on Tuesday by claiming that the black-and-blue mark on the back of his dominant hand was caused by continuous handshaking.In pic: President Donald Trump shakes hands with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House.(AP)
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President Trump shakes hands with more Americans every day than any other president in history. “He demonstrates his unshakable dedication every single day,” the White House said in a statement.In pic: US President Donald Trump, left, and Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, shake hands during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).(Bloomberg)
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In a prior interview with Time magazine for their 2024 Person of the Year edition, Trump reiterated a similar statement, claiming that a bruise on his right hand was caused by “shaking hands with thousands of people”.In pic: US President Donald Trump (left) and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin shake hands before attending a joint press conference.(AFP)
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