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bigtree

(94,692 posts)
Wed May 27, 2026, 05:48 PM 5 hrs ago

Trump is banged up



Journalist Aaron Rupar shared a video and photo from Wednesday's meeting showing Trump with heavy eyes, a slightly nodding head, and prominent swelling below his left eye. This came a day after his routine annual exam at Walter Reed, which the White House called a dental and preventive checkup—with Trump posting that everything checked out perfectly.









(Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty)
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RockRaven

(19,784 posts)
1. With all his face paint, bruising from a fall may not be visible. Swelling may be a better clue.
Wed May 27, 2026, 05:50 PM
4 hrs ago

Also might explain why he had floated going to Camp David -- to stay away from cameras while swelling and bruising resolved.

Ms. Toad

(38,837 posts)
3. Wishful thinking. The swelling doesn't look any different to me than prior pictures
Wed May 27, 2026, 05:55 PM
4 hrs ago

The lighting from above may make it a bit more obvious - but it's been there for a a while.

From a year ago:

https://www.thelist.com/img/gallery/trumps-under-eye-bags-are-the-main-culprit-in-his-latest-tan-disaster/intro-1748106958.webp

From March:

bigtree

(94,692 posts)
5. there's a very pronounced difference
Wed May 27, 2026, 06:08 PM
4 hrs ago


obvious swelling below Trump's eye photo by (Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty)





Ms. Toad

(38,837 posts)
11. I don't see a difference.
Wed May 27, 2026, 07:44 PM
3 hrs ago

I'm a photographer, so I pay a lot of attention to lighting - and its impact on appearance.

no_hypocrisy

(55,467 posts)
9. It's a bait-and-switch operation.
Wed May 27, 2026, 06:39 PM
4 hrs ago

Parents put in a small investment for a child(ren) at the beginning. As the child ages and gets a job, then instead of a portion of the wages being directed to Social Security, it goes to "Trump Accounts". Not both. Just TA's.

bif

(27,278 posts)
14. Do your sleeping at night, asshole!
Wed May 27, 2026, 09:22 PM
1 hr ago

Like most people. Instead of your idiotic texting into the wee hours of the morning!

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