Donald Trump has opened up on some mysterious bruising which appeared on his hand as he launched the Board of Peace at Davos on Thursday.
The US President, 79, was in Davos, Switzerland, to sign the inaugural treaty, along with 19 other foreign leaders, as he demanded peace for the world.
But within minutes of the signing, his left hand was seen with heavy bruising which left many again questioning Mr Trump's health.
The White House previously dismissed the marks as a result of shaking so many hands, albeit with his weaker, left side.
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Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, at first explained: "President Trump is a man of the people, and he meets more Americans and shakes their hands on a daily basis than any other president in history.
"His commitment is unwavering and he proves that every single day."
But this was quickly retracted and changed with Ms Leavitt later revealing the President had actually knocked his hand at the ceremony, causing the bruising.
"At the Board of Peace event today in Davos, President Trump hit his hand on the corner of the signing table, causing it to bruise," she said.
Donald Trump has opened up on the bruising on his hand that was spotted as he launched the Board of Peace on Thursday
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The President later covered the mark with makeup
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He was then spotted with makeup having been applied to the hand to cover the mark.
The President has previously attributed bruising on his hands to his abnormally high daily aspirin dosage - over four times the recommended limit.
"I’m a little superstitious," he said earlier in the month.
"They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart. I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense?"
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Donald Trump could be seen inspecting the bruising during the ceremony
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Mr Trump's theory was debunked as "nonsense" by Dr Jonathan Reiner, a cardiologist who treated the late Vice President Dick Cheney.
Last year, the White House announced he had been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), which causes blood to pool into the veins, resulting in swelling in his legs.
Former heart surgeon, Prof Stephen Westaby, told The Telegraph this was not a condition to worry about, and the President "does a lot, including playing golf, so an element of trauma at any stage would be possible".
"When you read about his situation, he takes a very high dose of aspirin so that could also make any minor bruising worse," he told the paper.
He added that the President's extensive air miles mean the condition is "very, very common".
It is not the first time the President's health has been called into question - even by his own Health Secretary.
The President spoke to media on Air Force 1 without the bruising on his hand
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Speaking on a recent episode of the Katie Miller podcast, Robert F Kennedy Jr said: "The interesting thing about the President is that he eats really bad food, which is McDonald’s and then candy and Diet Coke.
"He drinks the Diet Coke all the time. He has the constitution of a deity. I don’t know how he’s alive, but he is."
The President famously had a "Diet Coke" button reinstalled into the Oval Office’s Resolute desk after Joe Biden had it removed after he left office in 2020.
The comments ironically came just days after the launch of the Trump administration’s "Make America Healthy Again".
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