The president is often seen with extensive bruising on his right hand, which he tries to conceal with thick layers of makeup<\/a>. However, yesterday\u2019s bruise at the World Economic Forum appeared to be on his other hand. <\/p>\n Speaking to reporters on Air Force One as he returned to the United States, he insisted that he remains \u201cvery good.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI clipped it on the table. So I put a little\u2014what do they call it\u2014cream on it,\u201d he told reporters, according to Reuters<\/a>. \u201cI clipped it. I would say take aspirin if you like your heart, but don\u2019t take aspirin if you don\u2019t want to have a little bruising.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI take the big aspirin,\u201d he continued. \u201cWhen you take the big aspirin, they tell you that you bruise. <\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Donald Trump was seen with extensive bruising on his hand at Davos, which he says was caused by \u201cthe big Aspirin\u201d (Getty)<\/p>\n \u201cThe doctors said, \u201cYou don\u2019t have to take that, sir. You are very healthy.\u201d I said, \u201cI\u2019m not taking any chances.\u201d That\u2019s one of the side effects.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump has admitted that he regularly defies medical advice and takes a copious amount of aspirin<\/a>, which is a blood-thinning drug. His physician, Navy Captain Sean Barbabella, revealed that the president takes a daily dose of 325mg of the medication, despite doctors recommending a daily dose of just 80 mg.<\/p>\n The president told The Wall Street Journal<\/a> that he takes the massive daily dose in order to stave off heart disease, although medics have questioned this as a preventative method. <\/p>\n Taking too much of the medication can lead to an aspirin overdose, which causes headaches, dizziness, and can even lead to death, according to MedlinePlus<\/a>.<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n The bruising was particularly noticeable as the charter for the Board of Peace was signed (Reuters)<\/p>\n “They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart,” Trump said, previously, explaining why he takes the massive dose. “I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense?”<\/p>\n Previously, Trump has said that the bruising was caused by handshakes<\/a> – something he likely did many times at the WMF. His extensive bruising was spotted when he took the stage on Thursday to sign the Board of Peace charter<\/a>, ratifying the controversial international body. <\/p>\n Prominent world powers, including Canada<\/a>, Britain<\/a>, France, Japan and Germany, abstained from joining<\/a> Trump\u2019s new board, which was initially formed to maintain peace in Gaza but has now been accused of trying to supplant the United Nations. <\/p>\n![\"Donald](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/trumpinset.jpeg\")
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