Trump’s Gnarly Bruised Hand Makes Shocking Reappearance

Brandon Bell / Getty Images Donald Trump has been showing off his gnarly mitts again.

The 80-year-old president has long been afflicted by a mystery bruise on his hands, especially the right hand, which the White House has tried to palm off as nothing more than the result of an overactive handshaking schedule.

Trump was headed to Gastonia, North Carolina, on Wednesday to give a speech ahead of November’s midterms, but as he deplaned at Charlotte International Airport, he clutched the rail of the Air Force One stairs to reveal a painful-looking paw.

There was one difference.

Instead of his usual right, this time the markings were on his left.

Also different was the formation.

While past sightings have shown large slabs of bruising covering the back of his hand, this week’s edition was more mottled, with hues of deep purple and blue in different shapes and sizes.

Makeup also appeared on his right hand, visible as he spoke to reporters next to Air Force One.

The marks on his hands are just one of the many presidential ailments that have become increasingly hard to ignore.

Trump often appears to be unsteady on his feet, veering around on his walks and clutching stair rails as he descends.

There has also been the angry rash on his neck and the increasingly rambling, hard-to-follow speeches.

The president’s short temper is also on show regularly, especially in the presence of female reporters.

But what has become most obvious is his propensity to fall asleep in public, dozing off everywhere from the Oval Office to Madison Square Garden.

In North Carolina, after coming on stage to Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the U.S.A.,” Trump ripped into former Democratic Gov.