Donald Trump sparks rumours of STI after strange 'symptom' spotted on his hands
Former President Donald Trump was photographed Wednesday leaving his Manhattan apartment with a patchwork of red markings resembling blisters on his right hand—drawing mass speculation about the cause of the apparent affliction as Trump has stayed uncharacteristically mum on the subject.Key Facts
The blemishes were visible in photos of Trump’s right index finger, thumb and upper palm as he waved to cameras while departing his Fifth Avenue residence for his latest trial Wednesday, but hours later they had disappeared from photos and videos of him gesturing at a campaign rally in New Hampshire.
The spots headlined the Drudge Report and have become a prominent talking point among politicos, with many guessing whether they were a symptom of sexually transmitted disease syphilis.
While the markings could resemble syphilis sores, there is no actual evidence Trump has the disease.
Hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” questioned whether the blemishes were magic marker, blood or something that may have been exacerbated by Trump slamming his hands on the table during his defamation trial surrounding statements he made about writer E. Jean Carroll.
Democratic strategist James Carville didn’t mince words: “They don’t look like cuts to me . . . I think there’s a good chance this man has the clap,” he said Wednesday on the Politicon podcast, noting he consulted “a number” of doctors who all came to the consensus that Trump has “secondary syphilis,” though he did not identify the doctors and added the disclaimer that the photos may have been doctored.
Some doctors made more mundane guesses: George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences Professor Jonathan Reiner theorized on X that Trump could have injured himself, noting “it’s not uncommon for 77 yo people to fall,” while Joshua Zeichner, an associate professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital, told Business Insider Trump may simply have a rash that could be caused by a variety of factors, ranging from his golf club grip to dry hands.
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Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that can be spread by making contact with an open sore during sex. Chancres or ulcers resulting from syphilis bacteria often first appear at the infection site approximately two to three weeks after exposure, while hand sores—a symptom of secondary syphilis—can show up four to eight weeks after the initial infection. Syphilis can stay in the body without symptoms for many years. Though it can often easily be cured just with a single shot of penicillin, syphilis can cause heart, brain and organ damage without treatment.
Trump’s Red Hand Markings Draw Wild Speculation—Including Syphilis Conspiracies
The marks on Trump’s hands were not visible hours after they initially appeared in a photograph Wednesday morning.
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