Mysterious new Trump neck rash fuels internet frenzy: 'Vigorous handshaking strikes again'
Source: Raw Story · Bias: Far Left
Summary
The internet erupted Monday after a new photo of President Donald Trump showed a significant rash on his neck, with new questions surfacing about his health. Trump spoke for the first time live since the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran and gave a Medal of Honor at the White House to 79-year-old Vietnam veteran Terry P. Richardson, who is credited with saving the lives of 85 soldiers during a 1968 battle. Independent journalist Aaron Rupar pointed out photos that revealed a large rash on the right side of Trump's neck at the event.Dr. Sean Barbabella, physician to the president, told CBS News that the president was using a "very common cream on the right side of his neck." “The President is using this treatment for one week, and the redness is expected to last for a few weeks,” Barbabella added. People quickly speculated about what could be behind the skin irritation. "Vigorous handshaking strikes again!" Journalist Mike Rothschild wrote on X."Look forward to White House explanation that it’s hickeys," Shannon Watts, author and founder of activist group Moms Demand, wrote on X. "Sending all possible love and support to this rash," tech and media journalist Evan DeSimone wrote on X."Imagine. If. This. Was. Biden," Mehdi Hasan, founder of Zeteo, wrote on X."Every woman in America can advise you to say 'it’s a curling iron burn' and change the topic of conversation," consultant Caitlin Legacki wrote on X. "If President Biden's neck looked like this, Fox News would be running 25th Amendment coverage non-stop," journalist Aaron Parnas wrote on X."His ear looks in pretty good shape tho'," media insider David Clinch wrote on X.
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