Trump lashes out at media over his health coverage: 'I’ll let you know when there’s something wrong'

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump pushed back at reporters during a cabinet meeting after they raised questions about his health. He showed up with two large Band-Aids on the back of his right hand, a spot where he’s often seen covering constant bruises with bandages or makeup.

Trump argued that the media pays more attention to how he looks than to what his administration is doing.

He also noted that this is not the first time cameras have zoomed in on him, trying to cover the mark on his hand. “Is something wrong with the president?” Trump said, mocking the coverage.

Donald Trump pushes back on media questions about his health 

“I had one day where I didn’t do a news conference. ‘Is something wrong with the president?’” Trump said, mocking the burst of online speculation in September after he went a few days without public appearances. 

Throughout his comments, Trump said the media focuses too much on his health and not enough on Joe Biden’s. He brushed off the attention and said he feels completely fine.

“You people are crazy,” Trump added. “I’ll let you know when something is wrong. There will be some day, that’s going to happen to all of us. But right now, I think I’m sharper than I was 25 years ago, but who the hell knows.”

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The president’s latest appearance only added more fuel to the ongoing chatter about his health. That buzz has been building for weeks. A day earlier, Karoline Leavitt said Trump had a “preventative” MRI to get a full read on his health, and she stressed that he is still in “excellent” condition.

Trump backed that up himself, saying he got “all As” on his physical and even volunteered for a cognitive test, something he claimed no president before him has ever done. The recurring bruise on his right hand has also been a talking point for months, but he brushed off the questions again.

During the cabinet meeting, Trump shifted the focus to Joe Biden. He pointed out that he holds multiple press briefings every day, yet he is still compared to Biden, who he said went eight months without doing one. This is not the first time Trump has waved off questions about his health. It has happened more than once.

Sean Barbabella, the physician to the president, has previously explained the marks on his hand, saying it was “a well-known and benign side effect” from aspirin therapy, which can make bruising more noticeable.