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Emrys

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103. See my possible explanation in reply to another OP

Mon Mar 2, 2026, 05:59 PM

Mar 2

Here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=21063465

I'll repeat it in case folks can't be bothered to click through:

He may be being treated for a pre-cancerous skin condition

Pre-cancerous actinic keratoses and superficial basal cell carcinomas can be treated with a shortish course of topical creams such as Fluorouracil, usually over 2-4 weeks.

A pal of mine has had thin hair for many years and spent a lot of time outdoors with no hat on, and developed pre-cancerous lesions on his scalp a couple of years ago.

When I saw him after we hadn't met for a while and he'd started the treatment, he looked quite a mess - it temporarily leads to the sort of angry-looking crusty skin patches shown in photos of Trump I've seen. My pal's skin healed just fine. If this is what's going on, Trump's patch seems much more widespread than my pal's were.

The neck area would see a lot of sun over the years, especially when golfing, and the sorts of headgear he's fond of wouldn't have protected that area. I doubt he's been in the habit of using sunscreen (barring the makeup he plasters on in his later years) judging by the state of the rest of his skin.

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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