Here’s How Bruised Donald Trump’s Hand Was During The Press Conference Today

Earlier today, President Donald Trump held a conference to announce that Space Command will move from Colorado to Alabama.

Though the livestream started late, he did appear to be alive, contrary to many of the viral rumors that emerged this weekend.

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Part of the speculation surrounding his health comes from bruising that has been seen on the 79-year-old’s hands for some months now, which the White House physician claimed was “consistent with minor soft tissue irritation from frequent handshaking.”

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So, what was the state of his digits after a week away from public appearances? Still seemingly bruised and covered in concealer:

Here’s another recent picture of Trump’s hands, not covered in makeup, from Aug. 25:

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Trump did acknowledge the whole “being dead” rumors at the press conference, saying, “Last week, I did numerous news conferences all successful, they went very well. Like this is going very well. And then I didn’t do any for two days and they said, ‘There must be something wrong with him.'”

Obviously, he wasn’t that brief — you can read more here.

Recently, it was announced that Trump had been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, resulting in swelling in his legs.

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Must have been a lot of hand-shaking on his time off!

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