Jon Stewart's show mocks Trump over unsightly hand bruise

On his final day in Davos, Switzerland, President Donald Trump was spotted with a significant bruise on his hand while attending an event for his "Board of Peace." Comedian Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show" is now offering its own sardonic take on the 79 year-old president's bruise.

On Thursday, the Daily Show posted a photo of Trump's bruise to its official social media accounts, with the caption: "Breaking: Trump annexes Gangreneland." An unnamed White House official told the Daily Beast that Trump's frequent use of aspirin can lead to visible bruises.

The White House has addressed the photo, saying the bruise came from when the president bumped his hand on a table at the "Board of Peace" event.

"I put a little — what do they call it? — cream on it. But I clipped it," he said of the bruise.

Trump has said he likes using aspirin as he wants "nice thin blood flowing through my heart." Medical experts have expressed concern over the president's aspirin use, with some cautioning that it could lead to stomach ulcers and brain bleeds.

Dr. Jonathan Reiner told CNN earlier this month that he was puzzled about Trump's continued use of the drug, given the level of attention he pays to how he appears in public.

"What doesn't make sense to me is why somebody who is obviously self conscious of of of the discoloration on his hand would take a dose of aspirin which would be more likely to cause bruising," Reiner said.

"And we know with clarity that a higher dose of aspirin causes more bleeding, which is why we don't use that dose of aspirin," he added. "So why, in the face of something that obviously bothers him, would he insist on taking a higher dose of aspirin? So it just makes no sense to me."

• george conway
• noam chomsky
• civil war
• Kayleigh mcenany
• Melania trump
• drudge report
• paul krugman
• Lindsey graham
• Lincoln project
• al franken bill maher
• People of praise
• Ivanka trump
• eric trump