President Trump Blames Aspirin After Davos Hand Bruise
White House said the Jan. 22, 2026 bruise followed a table impact and the president's daily aspirin use.
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Overview
Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, said Jan. 22 that President Donald J. Trump struck his left hand on the corner of a signing table at the World Economic Forum in Davos, causing the bruise.
A review of photos and event footage found no clear moment of impact and earlier official photographs did not show the bruise, discrepancies that officials and footage reviewers acknowledged.
A White House official told reporters that Mr. Trump takes a daily aspirin, which can increase bruising, and Mr. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Jan. 22 that he "takes the big aspirin."
Dr. Chauncey Crandall, director of preventive medicine at the Palm Beach Cardiovascular Clinic, said aspirin impairs clotting and that roughly 50% of patients age 80 show some bruising while on aspirin.
Medical advisers said lowering a daily aspirin dose often reduces bruising, a precaution they said could be considered for older patients, Dr. Crandall told an interviewer.
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