US President Donald Trump is suffering from a chronic vein condition, the White House announced on Thursday, after days of speculation regarding photographs showing bruising on the president's hand.

President Donald Trump was recently diagnosed with a common vein condition called chronic venous insufficiency.

“This is consistent with minor soft tissue irritation from frequent hand-shaking and the use of aspirin, which is taken as part of a standard cardiovascular prevention regiment,” she said.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt faced tough questions Thursday regarding President Donald Trump comments about the Jeffrey Epstein files, which he has repeatedly branded a "hoax." When asked which part of the Department of Justice investigation into convicted pedophile Epstein was a "hoax,

President Trump walked back his initial claim in 2024 of releasing the Epstein files, currently expressing frustration that his supporters are talking about the files.

Trump made a series of angry social media posts and public statements a day earlier in which he assailed his political base on Truth Social for pushing for the so-called “Epstein Files” to be made pu...