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Donald Trump was seen with a noticeable layer of makeup on his right hand on Friday as he left the White House, amid ongoing speculation about his health. The 79-year-old is believed to have used makeup to hide bruising on his hand on several occasions since returning to office, but the application appeared particularly thick during his visit to The People's House museum.

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[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

"fears"

That's a strange way to spell hopes.

🤞🤞🤞🤞

Edit: JK, I cannot imagine anything so 🍾🥂 good happening here.

[–] HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Good I hope that old orange fuck gets ass cancer of the mouth.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

That's not a painful enough death.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 12 points 22 hours ago

"Health fears."

Hopes, more like...

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 6 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Come on high cholesterol do your thing!

[–] hexagon@lemmy.ml 5 points 13 hours ago

McDonald’s! I chose you! Gotta catch em all!

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago

Yay! I'll be counting the remaining minutes left on his clock, with optimistic anticipation 😉💀

[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 3 points 20 hours ago

Fears of joy.

[–] MourningDove@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Fingers crossed!

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The only fear is that it might take too long.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

My only fear is that it won't be painful enough.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Fair enough.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago

"Too long" as in "why isn't he dead now??"

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My only fear is that the fascism will get worse when he dies

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 5 points 18 hours ago

Depends on when Ol' Trumpie kicks the bucket. If it's in the next fear years, there's a chance to reverse all the fascism. If it's in 20 years, whole different story.

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 37 points 2 days ago (2 children)

"I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure."

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nah, I've wished Trump dead almost every day that I could. Let him rot.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I think it's morally okay to wish dangerous fascist dictators dead

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Not only that, it's ok to wish him an unceremonious burial in an unmarked cesspool.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (4 children)

There are very few occasions when I was genuinely happy to hear that someone had died. That only happens with people like Saddam, Ceausescu and the like. When that fucker dies I will open a bottle of champagne and dance in the streets.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Hulk Hogan was a win.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

No one mourns the wicked

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 0 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I still don't understand how he became president when nobody voted for him.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 7 points 1 day ago

I will literally drink Vodka as an ironic celebration.

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 55 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Personally I think "fears" is the wrong word.

[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 15 points 1 day ago

"Excitement erupts over Donald Trump's declining health"

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago

You can be afraid that something won't happen.

[–] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 34 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They say “fears”, I say “hopes”…potatoes po-tah-toez

[–] lost@lemmy.wtf 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Nah, Vance is going to be worse.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago

It's a trade-off. He's a much more reliable puppet for Project 2025, but the Republican Party is a cult of personality held together by Trump and Vance has negative charisma. I'd take my chances with Vance.

[–] pineapple_pizza@lemmy.dexlit.xyz 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't see how. He doesn't have the same grip on the party and thus Congress wouldn't let him get away with as much

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago

Also the state level shitheads are going to be more resistant to him. Anything Vance will do is more likely to require a lot more tit for tat, which while that won't stop him outright it will slow him down and probably stall or stop certain things.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago
[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] ElectricWaterfall@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 hours ago

Any reason why they didn’t blend the makeup in?

[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 days ago

Let's hope its nothing trivial

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago

I bet we can figure out what it really is if he releases the Epstein files.

[–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 16 points 2 days ago

Suffer and die

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If it kills him, does it really matter what it actually is?

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The question is whether it's going to kill him.

There's a range of maladies common amongst octogenarians which require blood thinners that can make you bruise easily. Some benign others less so.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well, if he has a aneurism, those blood thinners could make the difference between a better future for mankind and his survival.

[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 2 points 8 hours ago

Blood thinners can make minor head trauma that shears the small veins between the skull and the brain a problem. A ruptured aneurysm can kill almost anyone regardless of whether or not they're on blood thinners. The difference is venous bleeding (slow, low pressure) versus arterial bleeding (fast, high pressure).

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The good lord needs to take his savior and MAGA can drink the kool-aid to catch a ride. Isn't that where they want to go anyways? Go with Trump, God's chosen after all. Surely you'll get in.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

They would all get into hell if it were real.

[–] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 days ago

Fall in a fire