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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu May 14, 2026, 12:39 PM Thursday

Trump's Chronic Health Problem Takes Center Stage on His Big Trip [View all]

Donald Trump’s chronic health problem took center stage on an overseas trip supposed to project power.

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Almost as soon as he touched down in Beijing on Wednesday, those optics took a beating as he paraded his beat-up hand around the Chinese capital. “Trump’s hand was looking pretty gnarly after he landed in China,” commentator Aaron Rupar posted on X, sharing a photo of veins bulging out of Trump’s hands moments after he arrived at the Beijing Capital International Airport.

On Thursday, the 79-year-old tried to project power as he grappled with Chinese President Xi Jinping in his classic handshake power struggle.

But given that it’s handshakes that the White House tends to blame for his chronic hand bruising, perhaps Trump should have opted for a more docile greeting. One Getty Images photo from outside the Great Hall of the People shows Trump crowing about something or other as he haughtily grabs Xi’s hand, raising his elbow higher than his counterpart’s in an apparent attempt to project dominance.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-chronic-health-problem-takes-094310051.html

My guess is he has poor circulation. His feet are probably bruised also.

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