The US President has faced scrutiny over his physical health.

19:30, Thu, Feb 12, 2026 Updated: 19:38, Thu, Feb 12, 2026

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Donald Trump has sparked renewed health fears as his bruised hand is now "swollen", it has been claimed.

Journalist Aron Rupar said on X that "Trump's black hand was looking extra gnarly and swollen today". This comes after people on social media reacted to another event that started rumours regarding the US President's health. A recent Trump's speech sparked concern as he appeared to slur.

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This happened during an event at the White House, where he was presented with the Washington Coal Club's 'Undisputed Champion of Coal' title for his efforts to scale back federal greenhouse gas regulations. During his speech he said: "The undisputed champion of beautiful, clean coal. We have to proceed always -- I don't use the word coal, you know, it needs a PR job because it has had a bad reputation for a while. So we're not allowed to say the word coal anymore. It has to be preceded by beautiful, clean coal, OK? We're cleaning it up very good."

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