Trump finally explains mysterious bruising — and says he’s sick of speculation over ‘perfect’ health

President Trump has claimed in a new interview that frequent bruising on his hands is due to him taking more aspirin than his doctors recommend, a habit he claims to have engaged in for 25 years because “I’m a little superstitious.”

Trump, 79, also told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published Thursday that he regrets undergoing an advanced imaging scan as part of an October checkup at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center because it gave critics “a little ammunition” to question his health.

“I would have been a lot better off if they didn’t, because the fact that I took it said, ‘Oh gee, is something wrong?’” the president said. “Well, nothing’s wrong.” Continue reading…

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