White House, Donald Trump and Chronic Venous Insufficiency
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At a White House dinner Trump shares plans to bring home more hostages captured by Hamas, predicts stronger GOP majorities in 2026 and celebrates legislative achievements of first 6 months.
Leavitt said Trump noted "mild swelling in his lower legs," which prompted the White House medical team to evaluate him. They concluded that Trump has chronic venous insufficiency -- a condition in which there isn't adequate blood flow in the veins in the legs. This can cause the blood to pool, causing swelling in the lower legs.
The president's press secretary says bruising on his hands is consistent with damage from frequent handshakes while taking aspirin.
Karoline Leavitt released a physician's note explaining President Donald Trump's visible bruising and leg swelling after photos sparked health concerns.
The White House released a memo from Trump's physician on Thursday which revealed the president was diagnosed with CVI after he noticed swelling in his legs.
President Donald Trump has looked to the marble finishes and hefty price tag of the Federal Reserve headquarters to claim grounds to fire Chair Jerome Powell, with whom he has tussled for years over interest rates.
The White House said on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump is experiencing swelling in his lower legs and bruising on his right hand, after photographs emerged of Trump with swollen ankles and makeup covering the afflicted part of his hand.
A reporter asked Karoline Leavitt about a weird anecdote the president shared this week about his uncle, MIT and Ted Kaczynski. It didn’t go well.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted a pair of Arab Gulf leaders at the White House on Wednesday as violence between Israel and Syria renewed doubts about his pledge to impose peace on the Middle East. Trump held a meeting in the Oval Office with Bahrain’s crown prince and dined privately with Qatar’s prime minister.
U.S. President Donald Trump will not recommend a special prosecutor in the Jeffrey Epstein case, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday. "The president would not recommend a special prosecutor in the Epstein case.