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Donald Trump's hand causes speculation.
Now the former president has commented on the rumors.
(Archive image) © Seth Wenig/AP/dpa
Red spots on Donald Trump's hand recently fueled rumors.
The former US president has now broken his silence and provided an explanation.
New York - Donald Trump's hand made headlines in January 2024: In the midst of the US Republican primaries, court cases and debates about Trump's assets, a tiny detail in a photo briefly drew the attention of US citizens to small, supposedly bloody stains.
Rumors quickly emerged about Trump's health, with speculation suggesting a cut.
The former US president, who regularly uses Joe Biden's age and health as a starting point for verbal attacks, suddenly found himself in the spotlight because of his own physique.
Now Trump is providing an explanation about the incident.
Donald Trump's hand continues to cause speculation: Former president speaks out
The photo showing the red spots on Donald Trump's hand was taken on the day of a court hearing in New York.
The former President of the United States had to answer in a second libel trial.
A few days later, the Republican was sentenced to pay $83 million to the US author E. Jean Carroll.
Despite the sensational verdict, Trump still made the headlines with the supposed triviality of his bloody hand.
Now Donald Trump has commented on the rumors about his hand in marriage.
He told
Fox News
: "Maybe it's AI." This was preceded by a conversation with correspondent Mark Meredith, in which the former US president initially reacted irritably to the question "How are your hands?"
Trump shows his hands: photo from court case is a topic of conversation
When Meredith asked the former president if he had seen the photo showing three red spots on his hand, Trump replied: “No.
What was wrong with that?” Trump held them both up to show they were clean.
Meredith pressed: “You don’t want to tell us what happened to the hands?” His interlocutor then referred to artificial intelligence.
After co-host Sandra Smith
showed the segment on
Fox News'
America
Reports , she said, "Remarkable that he didn't even know about all the speculation and reporting about these hands."
Speculation about Donald Trump's hand previously even pointed to sexually transmitted diseases as a possible cause.
As
Newsweek
reports, users of social media platforms had wondered whether Trump had early-stage syphilis or leprosy.
The left-wing X account Patriot Takes wrote on X about the photo: “No bandages, just open wounds.
How is Trump supposed to 'make America great again' when he can't even take care of his own hand?”
Donald Trump's hand: "Good chance this man gets the clap."
Forbes
analyzed the statements about Donald Trump's hand and found that many questions remain unanswered.
A variety of explanations range from red markings to a simple wound.
Meanwhile, Democratic strategist and
CNN
contributor James Carville speculated in his speech on the Politicon podcast: "There's a good chance this man will get the slap."
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One thing is certain: There is no evidence that Donald Trump is suffering from an illness.
Several dermatologists had already speculated that Trump's spots on his hand could also be the result of a rash or the result of a tantrum in the courtroom.
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