r/pics • u/nbcnews • Feb 25 '25

Politics White House says that a large bruise on Trump’s hand is from 'shaking hands all day every day'

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u/lawofthewilde Feb 25 '25

That’s definitely an IV bruise.

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u/ohemgee112 Feb 26 '25

Hand IVs and bloodwork sticks typically bruise over less area and tend to not be that uniform even on patients on blood thinners. It's a very even bruise that looks more like trauma.