Trump was obviously trying to conceal his IV bruise by carrying newspapers.

[SouthernCal_Dem]

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What is strange that he was carrying a thick stack of newspapers. I have never seen him carrying anything of that size🤔

Thats a damn good point. He never carries anything, ever. Maybe a hat at most. With a whole staff with him, why would he be carrying newspapers that we all know he doesn't reas?
8:10 PM · Aug 1, 2020

Seriously: what are all those papers? Some look to be newsprint, but they're stacked funny. Why's POTUS carrying a stack of papers?

Trump’s never read a paper in his life. That’s what they do when someone is having tremors, keep pressure on the arm by having them hold something.

What are they hiding from us about Trump’s health? Why was he at Walter Reed today?
9:31 PM · Aug 1, 2020

[displacedtexan]

1. Those photos show Trump's toe thumb.

Do the kids have that, too?

[LakeArenal]

23. Toe thumb. Thumb penis.

[edhopper]

2. I guess he never saw a gangster movie

on how to drape a newspaper over your gun.

[CTyankee]

48. Like the last scene in The Godfather where the rival Family (forget the name) picks off the leaders

one by one just as the new Corleone baby is being baptized and Michael is asked if he rejects Satan and he says "I do reject him."

I'm a bit of a Godfather movie freak.

[Elwood P Dowd]

3. That's not an IV bruise.

It's just some of Lindsey Graham's lipstick.

[Moostache]

4. That ain't where Lindsey's mouth was... (n/t)

[WVreaper]

5. Wrong part of the body for that.

[magicarpet]

6. He back handed Ivanka because she missed the afternoon,...

... sex session in the Oval Office. He was excessively horny and hot to trot.

[The Wizard]

7. When in public

always drink with both hands as a subtle reminder of Trump's failing health.

[WVreaper]

8. Essential Tremors

That would explain many things. Like needing two hands to take a drink of water.

[stillcool]

9. wait, is this recent?

He was just at the VA, wearing a mask and everything...'visiting the troops'....July 11th
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/07/the-big-boy-president-wore-a-big-boy-mask-and-now-the-election-is-over-aides-say/

[SouthernCal_Dem]

11. The photo was taken yesterday. nt

[stillcool]

15. wow...I don't think he's big on 'visiting the troops'

somethings afoot.

[ewagner]

10. I have bruises on my hand like that...

It's from blood thinners like Berllinta and a few other name brands...

If you have heart failure syndrome or have had stents for arterial blockage, the Docs put you on thinners like these.

Trump has a heart problem (cue remarks shocked that he may actually have a heart)

I'm puzzled about the way he's carrying the newspapers ...speculation that he's hiding IV bruises may be correct if IVs were inserted between the wrist and elbow ....I don't know...maybe some RNs or Docs could comment.

[murielm99]

13. I don't usually get bruises like that,

but I have had them. I get tested regularly, because I take coumadin, a blood thinner.

My husband gets those bruises. He is on a different blood thinner. I think his skin is thinner than mine, too.

I have had those types of bruises, like trump's, from blood draws and IVs. I have had IVs inserted in my hand. That is what his bruise looks like, he had an IV inserted there.

Maybe they are giving him plasma with covid antibodies.

[ewagner]

24. Good call...n/t

[Generic Brad]

30. Doesn't Hydroxychloriquine Cause Heart Issues?

And didn't he claim to take it for 14 days?

[TheBlackAdder]

52. COVID causes 75% of those infected to have permanent heart damage too.

[BobTheSubgenius]

32. I lost two valves and a chunk of heart muscle to Staph A.

I am VERY familiar with the world of INR.

[Dios Mio]

39. Bingo. I think you got it.

[Solly Mack]

12. Focus on newspapers but miss the white printer paper

concealed between the papers?

[murielm99]

14. Doctor's instructions?

I don't always read them. Maybe someone will have to read them to trump - if he will listen.

[Solly Mack]

17. No clue.

But he took the time to place them in between the newspapers for a reason.

[jalan48]

16. Couldn't he just use make-up to cover it if he was concerned?

[lettucebe]

19. Yes, but it doesn't come in orange

[Alliepoo]

34. Speaking of makeup

His face doesn’t seem to be its usual orange hue.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

56. My observation too. He may have been rushed there. . . . nt

[mchill]

18. I'm going with Convalescent Plasma and

He has the virus.

Plus possibly being a super spreader.

[CentralMass]

20. I think you have it right..

[Wellstone ruled]

21. Spot on.

Plasma Therapy at 10k per session. Bet any amount of money he is a super Spreader.

Noticed the Copy Paper the other day. Health Records going back to the White House Medical Team.

By the way,look at the lost look in his face. One sick dude.

[colorado_ufo]

43. There are quite a few people close to him who have gotten the virus,

and the common denominator is Trump. Maybe that is why he has started wearing a mask - maybe he has tested positive. I go with the assessment that the newspapers are being used to conceal whatever actual reports or papers that he is transporting. He sure as hell isn't going to read them.

As for the bruise on his hand, could be an IV bruise, but a lot of stuff causes bruises on people in their 70s. Skin naturally becomes thinner, as well as blood vessels. A simple bump can cause a bruise.

Of course, he hasn't exactly been kind to his heart with the KFC.

[CloudWatcher]

22. Two reports in that stack of newspapers

I'm going with wanting to hide the report covers from cameras and not trusting anyone else with them.

[yardwork]

25. He was back at Walter Reed yesterday?

[RamblingRose]

53. my question as well. Did I miss something? n/t

[2naSalit]

26. Perhaps it's all the

papers with his name mentioned and staff have highlighted those parts for him to browse like he has done for years?

[The King of Prussia]

27. Gives me a chance to reiterate my belief

That Trump will be dead before election day.

[Dios Mio]

41. Check the bookies

[Cuthbert Allgood]

57. My online sports bookie has death bets, too.

I have $5 on Trump to die before Putin.

[bucolic_frolic]

28. Amazing he couldn't just put his hand in his pocket

which means it would have unbalanced him and the Dough Boy would have tipped over

[dalton99a]

29. Trump is an erudite man who reads all the newspapers

[3Hotdogs]

31. You dumb wankers. It's not a bruise.

He's been practicing learning how to wipe his own ass.

[Traildogbob]

33. LLer props

Remember his tax papers in that presser, all blank. How about Scalise at the hearings last week, with a stack of thousands of blank papers representing the pandemic plans in place. The lead Democrat should have demanded to view those paper props and show the world. How many pages does it take for Kushner to write “hoard and steal, and fuck the virus, it only kills blacks and Democratic states?”

[onecent]

35. He has a cap OF HIS, BUT THE man with the president has his mask on. Maybe they all use it

with the president....and HE looks like he isn't happy about something. His hand sure doesn't look good to me.

[PatSeg]

36. Interesting observation

I can't recall seeing him carry anything other than maybe a hat either. Very out of character.

And yes, that does look like an IV bruise on his hand. I've had plenty and that's what it looked like.

Damn, he looks awful.

[denem]

49. The guy does not read

... least of all newspapers.

[lame54]

66. Maybe he ran out of Depend undergarments

[PatSeg]

68. Well, he'll probably read

anything that includes his name. He's been known for doing that for years, but he usually has someone else go through the newspapers and find and mark the articles about him. Also, he doesn't carry his own stuff.

[sellitman]

37. I don't wish him ill.

Changed my mind

[appleannie1]

38. Look up the side effects of ativan use.

Itching, rash, and/or hives
Hyperventilation
Bluish tint to lips or skin
Blood in urine or stools
Aggressive or angry behavior
Violence or assault
Confusion or memory problems
Difficulty speaking
Feeling discouraged or empty
Manic behavior, including euphoria or false sense of ability and wellbeing
Feeling fear or panic
Fever
Irregular or shallow breathing
Muscle pain or cramps
Lack of interest in relationships, work, or hobbies
Vomiting
Muscle stiffness or involuntary jerking
Insomnia
Swelling of face, eyes, throat, or tongue

[Mr. Evil]

40. He could've just worn a jacket and put his hand in his pocket.

Holding all those papers is highly suspect. He'll probably resign just before the election citing 'health reasons.' After that he'll beg for mercy from the dozens of state and federal prosecutors bearing down on him.

[William Seger]

42. I'm 70; I have a bruise like that on my hand right now

When you get older, your skin gets thinner (literally, not necessarily figuratively) and bruises like that happen very easily.

[colorado_ufo]

45. This is very true.

Fuzzy picture, but I don't immediately see a needle entry point.

[wishstar]

44. Staffers reportedly prepare stack of news clippings, rw opinion pieces for him daily

I remember early on in his WH days, media reported he was being steered toward right wing views by staffers who prepared/highlighted a stack of selected articles and commentary keeping him entrenched in right wing ideology positions.

[colorado_ufo]

47. That doesn't look like articles.

That's just a stack of papers. And there's no way that he would be carrying them himself - that's what his "servants" are for.

I would bet a dollar to a doughnut that he is carrying them to conceal something that he does not want to entrust to anyone else to carry.

[dreamland]

46. P45 is President Snow

Someone send him some white roses.

[pandr32]

50. He is hiding his hospital papers

They always give you papers when they release you. He is hiding them so none of the information can be magnified (weight, diagnosis, etc.).

[stopbush]

51. He could have had an IV in his hand.

Look, I’m 65. Old people are always being poked at by doctors. Blood tests are common to monitor all kinds of conditions and medications. Having bruises on your body is par for the course.

[NurseJackie]

54. So many things wrong with this...

1) He doesn't read.
2) He thinks that because HE can't see it (through the papers), then WE can't see it (from the opposite direction)!!
3) Why didn't he just use his pancake makeup?
4) Why didn't he wear gloves?
5) Why not cover it with his other hand (or a hat being held in the opposite hand.)
6) Why not put that hand in his pocket?
7) Why not hold it behind his waist, like Hitler did?

[Dem2theMax]

55. In the top photo of him,

it looks like there's a whole stack of white paper with one of those metal clips on it. He's definitely carrying more than newspapers.

[mrsadm]

58. Medical papers? Really?

I think in our current semi-digital age the medical info goes over electronically. Papers in hand are just a random bunch for show.

[Dem2theMax]

60. Okay, you put me in my place.

Hope you feel better.

[mrsadm]

69. sorry!

[USALiberal]

59. FFS, these posts are so silly! DU Doctors!! LOL! nt

[SouthernCal_Dem]

61. Same hand earlier this year...

[USALiberal]

62. Look up "Bruise" nt

[SouthernCal_Dem]

63. Look up "IV bruise"

[USALiberal]

64. DU Doctors!! nt

[SouthernCal_Dem]

65. IV hand bruise!! nt

[Quixote1818]

67. Why the newspapers? Why not just put his hand in his pocket or put orange make up on it? nt