President Donald Trump inadvertently alerted the public to a new medical problem he apparently will be dealing with for the foreseeable future.
Trump delivered remarks early Monday at the White House‘s Medal of Honor ceremony, where journalists photographed a mystery rash behind the president’s right ear, in addition to an apparent abrasion of some kind.
White House officials declined to say what caused the rash and possible cut, but Dr. Sean Barbabella, Trump’s White House physician, told the Washington Examiner that he recently prescribed the president a topical cream to put on the condition.
“President Trump is using a very common cream on the right side of his neck, which is a preventative skin treatment, prescribed by the White House Doctor,” Barbabella said in a statement. “The president is using this treatment for one week, and the redness is expected to last for a few weeks.”
Through his first year-plus back in office, Trump was pictured in public with, on separate occasions, swollen ankles and heavy bruising on his hands, with the most recent occurrence happening during Trump’s trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, earlier this year.
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The White House has attributed Trump’s ailments and injuries to a new chronic venous insufficiency diagnosis, in addition to the president’s daily intake of higher-than-typical aspirin doses.
Trump’s appearance at the White House Medal of Honor ceremony can be seen in full below.
