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  "path": "/post/207014/trump-bruise-state-union",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-25T04:09:18.000Z",
  "site": "https://newrepublic.com",
  "tags": [
    "Breaking News",
    "Donald Trump",
    "Republicans",
    "Republican Party",
    "United States",
    "Politics",
    "State of the Union",
    "repeatedly spotted",
    "switched to his left hand",
    "with makeup",
    "placement",
    "could be a sign of something much worse"
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  "textContent": "President Donald Trump kept his bruised right hand out of view Tuesday night during his lengthy State of the Union address.\n\nAs Trump delivered his address, he grasped the podium with both hands, but kept his right hand out of sight.\n\nSince July, the president has been repeatedly spotted with a large bruise on the back of his right hand—except for a few instances when it inexplicably switched to his left hand.\n\nTrump has gotten good at hiding it from the public—either with makeup or careful hand placement—but the 79-year-old president can’t hide everything, and cameras don’t lie.\n\nThe White House has claimed that his seemingly permanent injuries were the result of too much handshaking and taking aspirin. But doctors have theorized that the president’s discolored hands could be a sign of something much worse.",
  "title": "Was Trump Hiding His Massive Bruise at the State of the Union?"
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