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98. I think we have some good guesses.

Reply to Maru Kitteh (Reply #92)

Wed Jun 18, 2025, 03:16 PM

Jun 18

Based upon probability.

If Trump is taking an RFKjr concoction, he could be in real trouble,

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Here is Trump's swollen right hand: [View all] Kingofalldems Jun 18 OP

The media will ignore this too MustLoveBeagles Jun 18 #1

Looks like he is hiding a bandaid on his hand. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #2

And it goes right across a nice vein with a flat spot. Experience recognizes that ms liberty Jun 18 #10

So what is the purpose of this medical procedure? Irish_Dem Jun 18 #19

Usually an IV but it could be a blood draw. ms liberty Jun 18 #38

Aren't blood draws for most people done in the arm? Irish_Dem Jun 18 #47

" Aren't blood draws for most people done in the arm?" 3catwoman3 Jun 18 #52

Also depends on the medication being inserted Auggie Jun 18 #56

He is probably getting a drug cocktail and regular blood draws. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #67

I tell them you will draw blood from my hands. barbtries Jun 18 #72

Same here, they almost always have to go into my hands Bluetus Jun 18 #116

Most are in the arm, yes. If they're going to do several things, could be the hand. ms liberty Jun 18 #57

Sorry Ms. L for the blood draw nightmare. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #66

Now I can laugh about it, unless I'm getting my blood drawn ms liberty Jun 18 #78

At the time it is not so funny is it? Irish_Dem Jun 18 #81

My brother is an EMT and he says you're either good at it or not. Boomerproud Jun 18 #85

The kid was a natural. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #87

I've gotten blood drawn from my hand for 50 years synni Jun 18 #62

They can't find my veins Fiddlelady11 Jun 18 #118

They have Rebl2 Jun 18 #107

I have crap veins in my elbows róisín_dubh Jun 18 #108

I have small veins so they sometimes use the back of my hand when they can't get into the arm. electric_blue68 Jun 18 #114

I'm guessing an infusion site. Saline, drugs, insulin, etc. erronis Jun 18 #40

Not Insulin !! IbogaProject Jun 18 #50

I've had insulin via an infusion - trying to reverse a high blood potassium level. erronis Jun 18 #59

Ok IbogaProject Jun 18 #80

I'm not sure Trump would allow a clavicle portal. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #51

Jesua no. He's not getting insulin regularly into a vein on his hand. THAT Maru Kitteh Jun 18 #83

That is why I am asking. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #84

Simple truth is, we don't know. Could be as simple as Maru Kitteh Jun 18 #92

I think we have some good guesses. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #98

Yes. Let's hope for that. I want RFK and Loomer in charge of his health. Maru Kitteh Jun 18 #100

Given Trump's age and health issues, just talking him out of the flu vaccine could kill him during flu season. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #101

My hand swelled up in the hospital after having an IV in my hand for 4-5 days. forgotmylogin Jun 18 #55

This is a very good guess. I am sure they are medicating him with psychotropics. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #63

As someone who has been on weekly infusion for 19 years misanthrope Jun 18 #99

Musculoskeletal problems caused by pulling crap out of one's ass. NM Grins Jun 18 #74

I doubt that he can reach that part of his anatomy. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #79

He has "friends." NM Grins Jun 19 #122

It's the gap, as seen by the camera, between his hand and his pants and jacket hem. Igel Jun 18 #113

No, he put make up on the bandaid to hide it. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #115

I have no opinion. Sometimes, the play of light vs. shadow produces odd results. John1956PA Jun 18 #117

The one picture I am referring to clearly looks like a bandaid with make up applied to it. Irish_Dem Jun 19 #119

Hmmm? BoRaGard Jun 18 #3

What do we expect Traildogbob Jun 18 #4

Your hand would be bruised too, trying to find that mushroom AZ8theist Jun 18 #54

😆 Traildogbob Jun 18 #69

he tried that "alpha handshake" crap with macron again. n/t rampartd Jun 18 #5

As usual for such events, he looks both mwmisses4289 Jun 18 #6

Punched a wall after the parade? Or after he saw all the NO KINGS coverage? underpants Jun 18 #7

Or the ketchup bottle broke and shards ricocheted back to his hand... Unlikely. erronis Jun 18 #42

Or All the Shit he's Swallowed Over Cha Jun 18 #110

These pics keep cropping up periodically jmbar2 Jun 18 #8

He had this issue a few months back. TommyT139 Jun 18 #9

Swollen hands can indicate Kidney and Heart failure... ProudMNDemocrat Jun 18 #11

Bruises can indicate intravenous treatment or disorientation / disfunction. He's been videoed dragging his right foot Bernardo de La Paz Jun 18 #18

There is a lot more going on here with the TACO. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 18 #23

Thanks for this. There seems to be some serious underlying health problems there. brush Jun 18 #22

It is becoming more obvious that the TACO is NOT a picture of good health. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 18 #30

tsf couldn't "do his duties to the country" on his best day. rubbersole Jun 18 #93

So sorry to hear of the loss of your husband. I hope you've had brilliant support Maru Kitteh Jun 18 #33

CNN/Jake Tapper: "Biden left traps in the WH to harm tRump. This is Biden's fault!" As ridiculous as AnotherMother4Peace Jun 18 #12

Can you imagine what the picture in his attic Danmel Jun 18 #13

Dark and musty. Cobwebs and images of Fred haunting him for being such a failure. erronis Jun 18 #45

Trump is not well LetMyPeopleVote Jun 18 #14

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 18 #34

Well, Hi Sunshine!! How are things in Chicago? Do you live near the airport? GP6971 Jun 18 #39

Welcome peacefreak2.0 Jun 18 #41

Now his hand matches his ass, which is interchangeable with his head. n/t iscooterliberally Jun 18 #15

Looks like Ozempic quit him, but I digress. Stubby is probably a nightmare stick Maru Kitteh Jun 18 #16

I wouldn't want to stick him. I don't like Ilsa Jun 18 #26

He's been sticking it to everyone else for YEARS now. BattleRow Jun 18 #58

DUzy!! 🥇🏆 littlemissmartypants Jun 18 #102

Thank you. BattleRow Jun 18 #106

Why does someone need so many blood draws? Irish_Dem Jun 18 #48

At 80 and bieng a narcissitic paranoid POTUS? MANY reasons. Maru Kitteh Jun 18 #70

Seems like the most reasonable explanation. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #77

It looks Delphinus Jun 18 #17

His hand has gone from the size of an 8yr old to a 10yr old, still small. Hotler Jun 18 #20

Winner! vanlassie Jun 18 #32

Who knows where that hand has been? WVlaserguy Jun 18 #21

This happened to my uncle Farmer-Rick Jun 18 #24

He probably tried to touch his wife... ECL213 Jun 18 #25

It's what happens when you only use one hand to harvest too many shrooms. Uncle Joe Jun 18 #27

Hell-infant-titus lame54 Jun 18 #28

Caused by his fall on the airplane ramp that he slipped and fell on? SWBTATTReg Jun 18 #29

Basically, as anyone with more than one cell can see, mwmisses4289 Jun 18 #31

He's been lying about his health since the first time he was squatting in our White House. llmart Jun 18 #86

Designed and directed by his red right hand Blue Owl Jun 18 #35

Remember Mitch McConnell had a similar condition with his hands before... brush Jun 18 #36

That's too far of a jump. It's possible, certainly, that Maru Kitteh Jun 18 #44

The man is nearly 80, dragging his leg and stumbling on AF One stairs. brush Jun 18 #60

When my husband was going through chemo, bamagal62 Jun 18 #37

The media makes me sick Johnny2X2X Jun 18 #43

My hand looked like that when the IV was in my hand but not in the vein. dem4decades Jun 18 #46

If I don't get booted off the site again...... MuseRider Jun 18 #49

Main GOTT!!! It's swollen EYESORE 9001 Jun 18 #53

Looks like a more authentic injury than his right ear not long after he was reportedly shot there Martin Eden Jun 18 #61

Hopefully he did not put a hole in a WH wall when he punched it and only his hand was hurt. appleannie1 Jun 18 #64

Clip from this morning - his hands looked fine lame54 Jun 18 #65

Gout? ALBliberal Jun 18 #68

Without a clearer picture---or better eyesight---not a clue Warpy Jun 18 #71

Pulmonary Edema? End stage heart disease? Botany Jun 18 #73

Evil building up. Kid Berwyn Jun 18 #75

He could NewEnglandAutumn Jun 18 #76

That's exactly what a friend of mine, who's an MD, said ashredux Jun 18 #82

Looks like a corpse SheltieLover Jun 18 #88

Prolly punched a wall after his Devilsun Jun 18 #89

trump is not well and is trying to hide his issues LetMyPeopleVote Jun 18 #90

Geee-- I sure hope nothing is wrong with him... LymphocyteLover Jun 18 #91

What about HarryM Jun 18 #94

My veins in my hands always blow, whenever cksmithy Jun 18 #95

My guess he's EXTREMELY unwell, and the WH is lying about his fitness sakabatou Jun 18 #96

Did he injure it while grabbing the wrong ******? Ping Tung Jun 18 #97

I hope it's heart failure. mzmolly Jun 18 #103

More likely kidney failure malaise Jun 18 #104

Eenie Meenie mzmolly Jun 18 #111

He was trying to 'choke' Malaria ... Tarzanrock Jun 18 #105

Could be IVs placed in the back of the hand. Straw Man Jun 18 #109

His hand has been like that for quite a while. Kingofalldems Jun 18 #112

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 19 #120

What details seem most significant, winnie? marble falls Jun 19 #121