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21. Maybe it's measles.

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Aaron Rupar: Whoa -- this is new. Trump has a significant rash-like injury on his neck today [View all] highplainsdem Mar 2 OP

Something fatal, one hopes! niyad Mar 2 #1

Maybe pres steve bit him? SheltieLover Mar 2 #22

ewwwwww. . now, if stevie has rabies???? niyad Mar 2 #23

Yup. That was my 2nd thought. SheltieLover Mar 2 #25

GMTA niyad Mar 2 #33

My first thought was Syphilis Du916 Mar 2 #34

Syphilis has been 100% curable with antibiotic treatment for Trump's entire life. ShazzieB Tuesday #123

It has been homegirl Mar 2 #62

Odd little hole? 2MuchNoise Mar 2 #48

Excellent question, but the one on his neck. niyad Mar 2 #60

Do I see a puncture wound on his neck? RandySF Mar 2 #2

Looks like Steven Miller has been feeding again. Hey Joe Mar 2 #58

Found this on the Bluesky link... Abolishinist Mar 2 #81

Must be syphilis, when in advanced state the body keeps deteriorating. Or maybe it's leprosy? Dave Bowman Mar 2 #3

Any doctors here care to guess? Johnny2X2X Mar 2 #4

Shingles? sop Mar 2 #13

Looks like shingles Auggie Mar 2 #82

Looks very much like shingles. We had an elderly relative who developed shingles on her neck and scalp anneboleyn Tuesday #119

My father had it ... Auggie Tuesday #121

He's still standing so it's not serious enough. HappyH Mar 2 #36

Complication of bone spurs Wicked Blue Mar 2 #63

RN. Agree it looks like shingles, and that is the most plausible. BUT Maru Kitteh Mar 2 #100

May he dweller Mar 2 #5

It's from shaking hands. Hugin Mar 2 #6

+1 dalton99a Mar 2 #18

LOL! 2MuchNoise Mar 2 #53

Lemme ask four related questions: RockRaven Mar 2 #7

Number 4 is a most excellent point. niyad Mar 2 #26

Shingles Itchinjim Mar 2 #8

I wouldn't wish shingles on anyone except Trump and Melaaaaaaaaaniaaaaaaaaaah. twodogsbarking Mar 2 #68

Maybe it's shingles? Ghost of Tom Joad Mar 2 #9

Bill Gates needs to slip him some antibiotics n/t leftstreet Mar 2 #10

STD Traildogbob Mar 2 #11

MPox? Blue Dotty Mar 2 #112

😂 Traildogbob Mar 2 #113

Anyone see a scar from the bullet hole in his ear? sop Mar 2 #12

I was wondering if that was the ear... Hugin Mar 2 #16

yes, that one. niyad Mar 2 #28

That is the miracle ear that healed itself from a high velocity slug in under 2 weeks and didn't leave a Botany Mar 2 #41

Half blown off!!! Traildogbob Mar 2 #78

I wonder if the abrasion on his neck is from some kind of noose? Botany Mar 2 #87

Melania Traildogbob Mar 2 #92

Visitation from the Ghost of Epstein Past GopherGal Tuesday #117

Nope MustLoveBeagles Mar 2 #43

I know people don't want to see it, but it is there. It's tiny because it was Maru Kitteh Mar 2 #105

This is the only mark I see, a tiny "scar" from a small cut, made by flying debris, it's certainly not a bullet wound. sop Mar 2 #107

Isn't that the ear that got devastatingly shot??? MorbidButterflyTat Mar 2 #14

Probably a rash from a jacket collar - he does have "Frank's Sign" though. harumph Mar 2 #15

Been here 21+ years and still learn something almost every day. N/T ok_cpu Mar 2 #70

He must have a very tight asshole randr Mar 2 #17

I hope it's terribly itchy and painful Arazi Mar 2 #19

Stephen Miller visited him after sundown? Diamond_Dog Mar 2 #20

That was my 1st thought. Lol SheltieLover Mar 2 #24

Great minds, Sheltie! Diamond_Dog Mar 2 #37

Yup lol SheltieLover Mar 2 #38

By Jove I think he's got it! Coldwater Mar 2 #47

Or maybe Lindsey Graham...n/t the nelm Mar 2 #94

Maybe it's measles. sinkingfeeling Mar 2 #21

THAT would be awesome. Maru Kitteh Mar 2 #106

He forgot his safe word Johonny Mar 2 #27

DUZY! Attilatheblond Mar 2 #96

Didn't he have a mark on his cheek on that side yesterday? Walleye Mar 2 #29

He had a stem cell procedure LuvLoogie Mar 2 #30

Not like any stem cell procedure mercuryblues Mar 2 #42

Do you really think she'd touch him that much? LuvLoogie Mar 2 #44

For the right amount of money, she'd do anything mercuryblues Mar 2 #52

Shingles... new IV site... too much aspirin? ananda Mar 2 #31

Give him some horse paste Raven123 Mar 2 #32

If it's good enough for his followers MustLoveBeagles Mar 2 #51

Looks like he's been snuggling with his pet Sea Lamprey again ToxMarz Mar 2 #35

That's the Mark of the Beast. Take two Corinthians and call me in the morning! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Mar 2 #39

OK, that made me laugh. Nicely done. FadedMullet Mar 2 #57

Cankles, rashes on both hands, Coldwater Mar 2 #40

I think even Stephen Miller would rather shrivel up and turn to dust than suck on that. LuvLoogie Mar 2 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author LuvLoogie Mar 2 #45

Sure, he looks like crap. But-- DFW Mar 2 #46

It's diaper rash Jerry2144 Mar 2 #50

And the last 10 years Coldwater Mar 2 #54

Let's hope it's nothing minor. nt Wednesdays Mar 2 #55

. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2 #56

He must have some leftover ear kotexes he could put on it. n/t Liberal In Texas Mar 2 #59

Poison Loryn Mar 2 #61

Creeping crud? Rotting from the inside out? catbyte Mar 2 #64

It looks painful. Demobrat Mar 2 #65

STD. He's likely got herpes or something worse Figarosmom Mar 2 #66

Clearly, it's rope burns from trying to do an Epstein, or an attempt at autoerotic asphyxiation gone awry. sop Mar 2 #67

2 things - a miraculous recovery of his 'ear wound' and he is one ugly motherF'er.... NoMoreRepugs Mar 2 #69

This thread is MorbidButterflyTat Mar 2 #71

Yeah, we've got some VERY creative people here! Talitha Mar 2 #114

It does look like shingles TNNurse Mar 2 #72

I used to say I'd never wish the pain of postherpetic neuralgia on anyone. I've changed my mind. Vinca Mar 2 #77

I saw a suggestion that this rash TNNurse Tuesday #122

Pete Hogsbreath gave him a kacekwl Mar 2 #73

Looks like Bubba forgot to shave his legs. ECL213 Mar 2 #74

Maybe he touched some water. Like the wicked witch of the west. Takket Mar 2 #75

Looks like a shingles rash. Hope it hurts like hell. Vinca Mar 2 #76

'Whoa - this is new': Trump's visible rash prompts new health concerns LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2 #79

Unprotected sex Traildogbob Mar 2 #80

Looks like psorias xuplate Mar 2 #83

Would be a real tragedy if his head just rotted right off on live TV Blue Owl Mar 2 #84

Rash or irritation? & CrystalwolfLady Mar 2 #85

...he must have gone over the hill. :O C Moon Mar 2 #86

Paging Dr. Ronnie... 3825-87867 Mar 2 #88

Skin is an organ. SergeStorms Mar 2 #89

I'm not a doctor but... llmart Mar 2 #90

Look like Epstein/Scar Syndrome... Escape Mar 2 #91

Looks like he reacted to something jmowreader Mar 2 #93

Well, the orange facial makeup may have stained his shirt collars... GopherGal Tuesday #116

They put out a "statement" from the White House doctor that smells LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2 #95

Thanks! Nothing about what type of skin problem is being treated, though? highplainsdem Mar 2 #98

See my reply below (and all over GD ...) Emrys Mar 2 #104

Thanks, Emrys! highplainsdem Mar 2 #108

You're welcome Emrys Mar 2 #110

Sympathies on that feeling of deja vu working to add important info to multiple DU threads. highplainsdem Mar 2 #111

The rash-like injury was also visible last Friday when Trump traveled to Texas LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2 #97

It's a Manitou ornotna Mar 2 #99

It's peeking ! C_U_L8R Mar 2 #101

The ear looks fine... nt PXR-5 Mar 2 #102

See my possible explanation in reply to another OP Emrys Mar 2 #103

Yeah folks are saying shingles GusBob Tuesday #118

Not a doctor, but my money would be on basal cell carcinoma, probably superficial at this stage, not shingles Emrys Tuesday #120

Sad. Hand hole no longer works. Kid Berwyn Mar 2 #109

But the plastic surgeons did a great job reconstructing that ear that was blown off. Bluetus Mar 2 #115