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Trump, 79, Finally Admits He’s Wearing Compression Socks and Makeup to Hide How Sick He Is (www.thedailybeast.com)
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In an explosive interview about his medical treatments, Trump also admitted that he applies makeup to his hands, saying that the large daily dose of aspirin he takes to thin his blood causes them to bruise easily.

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He visited Walter Reed Hospital in mid-July after suffering “mild swelling in his lower legs,” and an ultrasound showed he has “chronic venous insufficiency,” a common ailment in older people that makes it more difficult for the blood to travel to the heart from the legs through smaller veins.

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[–] 17 points 10 months ago (8 children)

I hate Trump but this is not explosive or shocking in terms of health concerns for someone his age, if anything, it’s very mild. I’m not even 40 and wear compression socks every day for chronic venous insufficiency, it doesn’t mean I’m dying or in poor health. I have varicose veins and I’ve had them for most of my entire life, it’s an issue I’ve inherited from my parents and mostly just puts me at more of a risk for blood clots.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    You and the other commenter are hung up on the socks but what about the makeup? The year-old bruise?

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

    He’s old, old people bruise easily. He’s also incredibly vain, hence the atrocious hair and orange skin. I’m not sure why anyone is shocked that he would wear make up on his hands to cover bruising. Could it be from IVs, could it be from blood thinners, could it be from being clumsy? All are possible and he would use make up for any of them.

    Could there be more going on with his health? Yes. But the story doesn’t tell you anything more than what is going on with most people who are 80 years old.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    The news isn't that he's experiencing age-related health problems. It's that he's admitting it so freely.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    He finally stopped lying about one thing, I’m not saying that this isn’t potentially newsworthy, what I’m saying is that this is not an important news story, it’s not a “shocking” revelation that the article claims.

    If he finally stopped lying about it, to me, it means there really must be nothing there.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I guess that aspirin is probably the cause, and at this age I think it's quite usual to take blood flow meds, no? (not that I know why)

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago*

    The news isn't that he's an old guy with old guy problems, the news is that this is the first time he's admitted what he's been vehemently denying for literally years is true

    I'd say it's especially noteworthy because of the severity of the 180. He was on the attack when people brought up his health and this interview he's extremely casual about it

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