{"id":2406850,"date":"2025-02-26T09:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T14:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-scoffs-at-white-house-explanation-for-trumps-bruised-hand-but-its-happened-before\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T09:18:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T14:18:39","slug":"left-scoffs-at-white-house-explanation-for-trumps-bruised-hand-but-its-happened-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-scoffs-at-white-house-explanation-for-trumps-bruised-hand-but-its-happened-before\/","title":{"rendered":"Left Scoffs at White House Explanation for Trump&#8217;s Bruised Hand &#8211; But It&#8217;s Happened Before"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fleft-scoffs-at-white-house-explanation-for-trumps-bruised-hand-but-its-happened-before%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2406850&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the overuse of specific words or phrases in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-steven-crowder-announces-lawsuit-against-facebook\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Steven Crowder Announces Lawsuit Against Facebook\">political discourse<\/a>, highlighting how they become \u200dvague and devoid of meaning over time.It cites examples \u2062from past decades, such as &#8220;malaise&#8221; in the 1970s and &#8220;gravitas&#8221; in the 1990s.\u200b The author expresses particular \u200cdisdain for the term &#8220;gaslighting,&#8221; arguing that\u200c its current application is often used to dismiss \u200dconservative viewpoints\u2063 rather than its\u2062 original meaning, which \u200drefers to psychological \u200cmanipulation that leads someone to doubt their own perceptions of reality. <\/p>\n<p>The piece also touches on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-jerusalem-cross-pete-hegseths-tattoo-and-the-hysteria-about-christian-history-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"The Jerusalem Cross: Pete Hegseth\u2019s tattoo and the hysteria about Christian history - Washington Examiner\">contemporary political narratives<\/a>, specifically referencing how some are scrutinizing a bruise on Donald \u200cTrump&#8217;s hand, suggesting it indicates a serious health issue despite the common clarification being \u200bthat he frequently shakes hands as part of his public \u200bengagements. The author criticizes this focus on Trump&#8217;s health while contrasting it with unchallenged \u2062concerns regarding\u2063 president Joe Biden\u2019s cognitive fitness. the article reflects on the manipulation of\u2062 language and \u200creality in political discussions, \u2064especially how certain narratives are perpetuated in a partisan context.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Every decade contributes a word or phrase that becomes so overused in political discourse it becomes meaningless and vague.<\/p>\n<p>The 1970s had &ldquo;malaise,&rdquo; something associated with a speech given by President Jimmy Carter in which he actually never used the word.<\/p>\n<p>The 1990s had &ldquo;gravitas.&rdquo; I know what it&rsquo;s supposed to mean in Latin, but what I got from CNN talk shows of the era was that it was basically defined as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-early-bill-clinton-clips-sound-exactly-like-donald-trump-govt-spending-waste\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bill Clinton<\/a> choosing a power tie to convey manly confidence. (In retrospect, it probably meant there were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/taylor-swift-bill-clinton-drama-explodes-viral-post-monica-lewinsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some new interns<\/a> starting work at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. that day.)<\/p>\n<p>As for the current decade, I&rsquo;ve gotten dizzy with these overused, shopworn words and phrases, but the one I loathe more than any other &mdash; edging out &ldquo;privilege&rdquo; and &ldquo;positionality&rdquo; for top spot on the over-employment podium &mdash; is &ldquo;gaslighting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At this point, &ldquo;gaslighting&rdquo; essentially means &ldquo;whatever a person more conservative than I am says that doesn&rsquo;t comport with reality,&rdquo; at least as currently deployed.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>It is &mdash; or <em>was<\/em>, considering the phrase has been watered down to the point where it&rsquo;s lost all meaning &mdash; a real phenomenon, one where a person psychologically manipulates another individual into believing that everything they observe might be a delusion.<\/p>\n<p>The term derives from a 1944 film called &ldquo;Gaslight&rdquo; in which one character concocts an elaborate scheme to convince his wife that&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s real is false and what&rsquo;s false is real, thus leading her to so doubt reality that she&rsquo;s almost at the point of institutionalization.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, some among the party that attempted to convince us that Joe Biden was as fit as a fiddle mentally and physically &mdash; despite his obvious decline even <em>before<\/em> he was elected president &mdash; is now trying to push the idea that a bruise on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cdc-admits-openly-defying-rfk-jr-trump-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> hand is a sign of a serious physical condition, despite the fact that it&rsquo;s happened before and there&rsquo;s a totally rational explanation for it.<\/p>\n<p>In case you missed it, here&rsquo;s the very important bruise that lefties insist you should be very worried and demand answers about:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Scrolling Getty and couldn&rsquo;t help but notice this photo of a huge bruise on Trump&rsquo;s hand today <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LY9LFypsFF\">pic.twitter.com\/LY9LFypsFF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/1894209871513342269?\">February 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Whoa, this looks exactly like the bruises Trump had before on his right hand.<\/p>\n<p>Trump holding newspapers: August 2020<br \/> Trump with Elon: December 2024<\/p>\n<p>Is Trump hiding a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregons-new-secretary-of-state-democrat-caught-hosting-birthday-gathering-in-defiance-of-governors-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon\u2019s New Secretary Of State (Democrat) CAUGHT Hosting Birth... Gathering In Defiance Of Governor\u2019s Covid Orders\">medical condition<\/a>? Is this why he wouldn&rsquo;t release his medical records? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cporbWKm0X\">https:\/\/t.co\/cporbWKm0X<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u1T84XiihN\">pic.twitter.com\/u1T84XiihN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gabe Sanchez (@iamgabesanchez) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamgabesanchez\/status\/1894219632015179922?\">February 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And, in fact, some of the conspiracy theorists even knew what the explanation was &mdash; and still insisted on saying, &ldquo;But is it <em>really<\/em> the explanation?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The White House just said the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">mysterious makeup-covered bruise<\/a> on Trump&rsquo;s right hand is because he is &ldquo;shaking hands all day every day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has still refused to release his full medical report. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QaN7d9KIgt\">pic.twitter.com\/QaN7d9KIgt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NoLieWithBTC\/status\/1894468673663840580?\">February 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Yes, that&rsquo;s right &mdash; as president, he shakes people&rsquo;s hands. Shocker! Demand answers!<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump is a man of the people,&rdquo; White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/white-house-says-large-bruise-trumps-hand-shaking-hands-day-every-day-rcna193652\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> report about the bruise filed Tuesday. &ldquo;His commitment is unwavering, and he proves that every single day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump has bruises on his hand because he&rsquo;s constantly working and shaking hands all day every day,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The bruise was visible during Trump&rsquo;s visit with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House on Monday,&rdquo; NBC noted in its report.<\/p>\n<p>And this was reported in March 2024, when he was on the campaign trail, as well. As <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4549462-donald-trump-hands-campaign-rally-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> noted in a report, &ldquo;Donald Trump&rsquo;s hands have gotten roughed up by enthusiastic fans, at times creating bruises, with the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-search-for-answers-as-barack-obamas-influence-wanes\/\" title=\"Democrats search for answers as Barack Obama&#039;s influence wanes\">president acknowledging<\/a> he has had to get over being a germaphobe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During a profile interview with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine-features\/2931059\/behind-trumps-comeback-the-former-president-talks-about-his-return-from-the-depths-of-jan-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/a> Byron York, York described how, after delivering a speech, &ldquo;Trump walked along a rope line on his way out of the room. He shook hand after hand, but rather than a simple handshake, some excited admirers would grasp his hand so heartily, and squeeze so hard, that Trump had to pull back to move on to the next person. Near the end of the line, one woman seized Trump&rsquo;s hand so vigorously that a Secret Service agent had to deliver a sort of mini karate chop &mdash; nothing violent, just a firm tap &mdash; to break up the one-sided embrace.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>York then asked Trump about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-french-president-macron-battle-assert-dominance-white-house-handshake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the hand-shaking<\/a> and his alleged germaphobia.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&lsquo;In this business, you just have to get over it,&rsquo; he said. He held out his right hand and showed that the back was covered by a large, greenish bruise. There were also marks left by female admirers with carefully manicured nails. It happened all the time, he said,&rdquo; the piece noted.<\/p>\n<p>Yet now we&rsquo;re concerned about this. Meanwhile, this was the guy whose mental fitness we weren&rsquo;t allowed to question, lest we be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rachel-maddow-accidentally-resurfaces-bidens-painful-crash-tries-defend-special-counsel-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">considered ageist<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here&rsquo;s that moment Joe Biden was talking about playing record players for kids <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7t5CIoEKpq\">pic.twitter.com\/7t5CIoEKpq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuzzFeedNews\/status\/1172334207244177415?\">September 13, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Joe Biden: &ldquo;We have to take care of the cure. That will make the problem worse no matter what &mdash; no matter what.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>WHAT??????????????????? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ao2IGDr6x9\">pic.twitter.com\/ao2IGDr6x9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CalebJHull\/status\/1242476300364845056?\">March 24, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JOE BIDEN: &ldquo;In beer brew here&hellip; Huh ish issah use to make the brew beer here.. Issh Weer-fining&hellip; Oooooh Earth Rider&hellip; Thanks for the Great Lakes!&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qfHeoIxEj1\">pic.twitter.com\/qfHeoIxEj1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The First (@TheFirstonTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheFirstonTV\/status\/1750603779886477497?\">January 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Joe Biden Tried to Talk to a Dead Woman That He Knew Was Dead<\/p>\n<p>On September 28, 2022, Joe Biden, in a speech to a crowd at a hunger conference said:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Jackie are you here? Where&rsquo;s Jackie? &hellip; She must not be here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On August 3, 2022, The White House published a statement from Joe&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5vIf5VW4LK\">pic.twitter.com\/5vIf5VW4LK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; justredpillme (@justredpillme) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justredpillme\/status\/1795303541801730520?\">May 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But nobody could question this man&rsquo;s fitness, lest they be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-biden-campaign-ad-mocked-laughable-claim-mental-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">considered a conspiracy theorist<\/a>. Until the debate, then he was shuffled offstage posthaste.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the left is worried about a &hellip; bruise on the hand of a guy who shakes a lot of hands.<\/p>\n<p>As the &ldquo;gaslit&rdquo; woman said in the movie that gave the phenomenon its name: &ldquo;Have you gone mad, my husband? Or is it I who am mad?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And just like in the movie, nobody was really mad. It&rsquo;s all just the deliberate manipulation of reality. But please, do tell us more about how Trump and the right are &ldquo;gaslighting&rdquo; America, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dems-chaos-pelosi-reportedly-working-furiously-behind-scenes-betray-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gaslighters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In the 1970s, the word &#8220;malaise&#8221; emerged, linked to a speech by President Jimmy Carter where he never actually mentioned it. The 1990s saw the rise of &#8220;gravitas.&#8221; While I understand its Latin meaning, during that time on CNN talk shows, it seemed to be defined as Bill Clinton wearing a power tie to project confidence. Looking back, it likely indicated new interns starting at the White House. In this current decade, I&#8217;ve become overwhelmed by these clich\u00e9d expressions; however, my least favorite\u2014surpassing &#8220;privilege&#8221; and &#8220;positionality&#8221;\u2014is &#8220;gaslighting.&#8221; Nowadays, it&#8217;s often used to mean \u201canything said by someone more conservative than me that contradicts my view of reality.\u201d Originally a serious concept involving psychological manipulation where one person makes another doubt their perception of reality (derived from the 1944 film \u201cGaslight\u201d), it&#8217;s now been diluted beyond recognition.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, some members of the party who previously insisted Joe Biden was mentally and physically fit are now suggesting that a bruise on Donald Trump&#8217;s hand indicates a serious health issue\u2014even though this has happened before with logical explanations provided. Recently shared images show Trump with noticeable bruises on his hand while shaking hands with various individuals during public appearances. The White House explained these bruises result from Trump\u2019s constant handshaking as part of his duties as president\u2014a fact met with skepticism from some critics who continue to question his health despite previous reassurances about Biden&#8217;s fitness being off-limits for discussion.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, while concerns about Trump&#8217;s health arise over minor injuries sustained through routine interactions with supporters\u2014who sometimes shake hands too vigorously\u2014the same scrutiny wasn&#8217;t applied when questioning Biden&#8217;s mental acuity or physical condition. 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