WASHINGTON ‒ President Donald Trump addressed mysterious bruises on his hand as he dismissed concerns about his health in a new interview, attributing the noticeable discoloring to his heavy aspirin intake.
The 79-year-old Trump, the oldest president to ever take office, also denied falling asleep at meetings, explained why he doesn't exercise and said he underwent a CT scan, not an MRI as he previously claimed, in a defiant interview with the Wall Street Journal on his health.
"My health is perfect," he told the newspaper.
Here are five takeaways from what the Journal described as an "impromptu phone interview" that came after the newspaper shared details about its reporting on Trump's health with the White House.
Trump said taking large doses of aspirin each day has caused him to bruise easily, and that he applies makeup to cover up the discoloring.
