Trump Shows Hand Bruising at Davos Signing Event

President Donald Trump appeared with fresh bruising on his left hand during a signing ceremony for his new Board of Peace initiative on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, prompting questions about his health that the White House quickly attributed to a minor accident.

Photographs captured the dark purple mark on the back of Trump's left hand as he participated in the event, which no visible bruising preceded earlier in the gathering, according to observers and images from the start. Trump, who turned 79 last month, addressed the matter aboard Air Force One afterward, telling reporters he had clipped his hand on a table during the ceremony. "I put a little cream on it, but I clipped it," he said. A White House official confirmed the incident involved the corner of the signing table, adding that Trump's daily aspirin regimen for cardiovascular health makes him more prone to bruising.

The aspirin, taken at 325 milligrams per day, exceeds the low-dose recommendation of about 81 milligrams typically advised for heart prevention, according to medical guidelines. Trump's physician, Navy Capt. Sean Barbabella, noted in a recent report that the...