# Trump is dying **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [August 27, 2025, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520 "2025-08-27T07:09:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 137
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2722 "2026-05-20T20:17:30Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Then wouldn’t the bruising be on his palm, not the back of his hand? This; it’s not the idea of a bruised hand from shaking that’s implausible, it’s the fact that the bruising is in the only part of the hand not involved in a handshake. Might as well blame a leg injury on a handshake. ETA: This is a **very** old story but interesting. > **[What's Up With Trump's Hand Bruise? Doctors Have Theories](https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/117177)** > > White House blames handshaking and aspirin, but physicians say another cause is more likely > Senile purpura, which causes bruises that appear on sun-damaged skin, is due to “subcutaneous bleeding that occurs because of small vessel rupture caused by a weak connection between the skin and the underlying tissue,” López said. It’s a common condition in elderly people. > > A [cross-sectional study from South Korea](https://anndermatol.org/DOIx.php?id=10.5021/ad.2019.31.4.472) found that 14% of 193 older adults surveyed reported current senile purpura, and another 15.5% had a history of it. Among those with the condition, lower arms and hands were the most common locations (96.5%), and more than 50% blamed minor trauma. My wife’s grandma has the same kind of bruising. It doesn’t necessarily mean anything except he’s really old. Covering it up is probably just vanity, and fear of showing any kind of weakness. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2723 "2026-05-20T20:47:31Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > and fear of showing any kind of weakness. note to trump: wearing orange makeup, shoe lifts and calling people childish names are all signs of weakness. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2724 "2026-05-20T20:47:45Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > The fact that this is what they’ve tried to blame it on makes me convinced it’s a lie. Exactly this. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2725 "2026-05-20T20:54:55Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > This; it’s not the idea of a bruised hand from shaking that’s implausible, it’s the fact that the bruising is in the only part of the hand not involved in a handshake. Well, if the other person presses his thumb hard into the back of your hand… (not really) ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2726 "2026-05-20T23:29:15Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > **Handwatch '26** : Today’s shade is “roast beef thats been sitting out in the sun for a week”. Someone pretty much tried this many years ago; it was called (appropriately enough for the subject of this thread) **The Stinkymeat Project**. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2727 "2026-05-21T08:16:55Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Well, if the other person presses his thumb hard into the back of your hand… > > (not really) Why not really? The palm off the hand is well-padded with muscle, even with Trump, while the back of the hand is just thin skin over bones. Repeated thumb pressure from firm handshakes can easily injure someone with fragile skin. ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2728 "2026-05-21T10:15:21Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Someone pretty much tried this many years ago; it was called (appropriately enough for the subject of this thread) **The Stinkymeat Project**. I had forgotten about this, though being young and very interested in the weird, horrifying and/or just plain odd, I was a regular visitor to their fine 90s style website. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2729 "2026-05-21T14:06:04Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Why not really? Because while he has stubby fingers, he still has large hands overall, and there’s no way to fit your thumb around that far, even if your fingers **are** long. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2730 "2026-05-21T15:41:39Z")
Especially as it is reported trump loves to do the aggressive hand shake crush. You can’t get your thumb far enough back when anyone does that. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2731 "2026-05-21T15:45:48Z")
Hubster suffers some pretty extreme bruising all over his arms and hands. Most of the time we have no idea where they come from. It’s not just regular bruising either they go from deep purple to almost black, and they are often very large. If I had a bruise that extreme I’d know how I’d gotten it. Two months ago all he took was baby aspirin, so I’ve figured that’s what trump’s bruising is. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2732 "2026-05-21T15:57:28Z")
> [@Sylvanz](#): > > Two months ago all he took was baby aspirin, so I’ve figured that’s what trump’s bruising is. Trump claimed to take large amounts of aspirin daily (more than the recommended amount, maybe enough to be harmful over a long enough period of time) so that could also have something to do with it. > **[Trump's Aspirin Use and Doctors' Recommendations - FactCheck.org](https://www.factcheck.org/2026/01/trumps-aspirin-use-and-doctors-recommendations/)** > > President Donald Trump has said on multiple occasions in recent months that he takes a “large” dose of aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease. His comments could perpetuate a common misperception, so we wanted to clarify the current science and... > “Most people without known cardiovascular disease like a prior heart attack, stroke, or blockages in major arteries, do not need aspirin,” Dr. [Ann Marie Navar](https://profiles.utsouthwestern.edu/profile/193161/ann-marie-navar.html), a preventive cardiologist at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, told us. “This will increase their risk of bleeding problems – **not just bruising** but bleeding in the stomach or gut.” (Bolding mine.) ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2733 "2026-05-21T16:09:40Z")
I don’t think it’s the crush - that takes a lot of grip strength (which I seriously doubt he has). I’ve read her likes the pull - grab and pull with his bodyweight (of which he has plenty) to put the other person off balance. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2734 "2026-05-21T16:20:08Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > I don’t think it’s the crush - that takes a lot of grip strength (which I seriously doubt he has). Probably not. [![](https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/e11dd1a6f5c6a09b217425b10e147a0ae5301bb6/c=1626-0-4191-3420/local/-/media/2017/11/15/USATODAY/USATODAY/636463615931490518-EPA-USA-TRUMP-ASIA-95354971.JPG) ](https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/e11dd1a6f5c6a09b217425b10e147a0ae5301bb6/c=1626-0-4191-3420/local/-/media/2017/11/15/USATODAY/USATODAY/636463615931490518-EPA-USA-TRUMP-ASIA-95354971.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2735 "2026-05-21T17:53:39Z")
Reported for violating two-click rule for NSFW images. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2736 "2026-05-21T17:56:56Z")
I also notice his hand looked a _lot_ healthier back then. Either that was before whatever is causing his hands to look rotten kicked in, or they had a much better makeup artist. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2737 "2026-05-21T18:02:01Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Either that was before whatever is causing his hands to look rotten kicked in, or they had a much better makeup artist. It’s from 2017, so (a) not a recent picture, and (b) long before he started having the bruising thing. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZJrjL7JFVi8/hqdefault.jpg "Parched Trump's Rubio-style water gaffe - BBC News") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJrjL7JFVi8) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2738 "2026-05-21T18:03:59Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > It’s from 2017, so (a) not a recent picture, and (b) long before he started having the bruising thing. Got it. So he has had weak hands and/or poor dexterity for at leas the past decade. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2739 "2026-05-21T18:05:48Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > So he has had weak hands and/or poor dexterity for at leas the past decade. Yup. IIRC, there were several “drinking with both hands” instances during his first term. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2740 "2026-05-21T18:18:49Z")
I live with essential tremor, and it has progressed so far that, even with deep brain stimulation (look it up) that’s how I was drinking from my water bottle at work last night. That said, if he’s dying, what the FUCK is taking him so long? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2741 "2026-05-21T19:01:47Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I live with essential tremor My mom had that too. But I’m guessing your mouth doesn’t look like an a… Well I got the first letter. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=136) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=138)