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topicnews · July 17, 2025

The White House explains Trump's bruises and swollen legs regarding health concerns

The White House explains Trump's bruises and swollen legs regarding health concerns


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The press spokesman for the White House, Karoline Leavitt, revealed additional details of President Donald Trump's health after photos showed some bruises on the hands and apparently swollen legs.

“I know that many in the media are swimming about bruising on the hands of the President and also in the president's legs. In the efforts of the transparency, the president today wanted a note from his doctor with all of them today. In the past few weeks, President Trump found that the mild swelling in the lower legs in accordance Inheritance dance, which was inheritance diet, which was in the hereditary diet, in which warning power was evaluated.

Leavitt continued to read a memo in which it was explained that the swollen legs were part of a “benign and common state” for people over 70, while the bruises on his hands were back to “shake and use aspirin”.

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The former US President and the hopeful president of 2024, Donald Trump, will play on August 9, 2023 before the LIV Golf Invitational Series tournament at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, New Jersey, Golf. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images)

“The president was subjected to a comprehensive examination, including diagnostic vascular studies, a bilateral event of the lower extremities that Venous Doppler -ultrasound was carried out and a chronic venous insufficiency, gave a benign and frequent illness, especially in people over 70 years,” said Leavitt.

“It is important that there was no indications of deep venous thrombosis or an arterial disease. Labort tests included a complete number of blood, a comprehensive metabolic panel coagulation profile, D-Dimer, B-Type Natriuretics-Peptide and Heart Biomarker. All results were also carried out and confirmed within normal limits. was identified, “she continued.

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President Trump's apparently swollen legs during a FIFA game on Sunday spoke out the speculation of a hidden health problem. (Getty Images)

Photos of Trump's swollen legs circulated in July, when he accompanied the FIFA Club World Cup final Sunday in the Metlife Stadium in New Jersey, accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump, which speculates headlines and social media that the president allegedly hid a health problems. While the concern also spread after photos of Trump's hands showed bruising when he met on Monday with the Prime Minister of the Kingdom Bahrain Salman bin Hamad bin I Isa al Khalifa.

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The President of the United States, Donald Trump, welcomes the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Kingdom Bahrain Salman Bin Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa in the White House in Washington DC on Monday, July 16, 2025. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images) (Getty)

Leavitt further explained that the bruises on Trump's hands were attributed to his Asprin intake and his hands with other people.

“In addition, the recent photos of the President have minor bruises on hand. This is right with minor soft tissue irritation due to frequent shake of the hand and the use of aspirin, which is taken as part of a standard heart -circulation prevention. She said,” said Leavitt.

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Trump's White House doctor published his medical report in April, who found, “Excellent Health”.

“President Trump is still excellent health and shows a robust physical, lung, neurological and general physical function,” says Navy Capt. Sean P. Barbabella, the president's doctor.

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The publication included Trump's important statistics in which the President is 75 inches high, weighs 224 pounds, a dormant heart rate of 62 strokes per minute, a blood pressure of 128/74 mmHg, a pulse oximetry of 99% to room air and a temperature of 98.6.6 degrees Fahrenheit.