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Emrys

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103. See my possible explanation in reply to another OP

Mon Mar 2, 2026, 04:59 PM

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Here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=21063465

I'll repeat it in case folks can't be bothered to click through:

He may be being treated for a pre-cancerous skin condition

Pre-cancerous actinic keratoses and superficial basal cell carcinomas can be treated with a shortish course of topical creams such as Fluorouracil, usually over 2-4 weeks.

A pal of mine has had thin hair for many years and spent a lot of time outdoors with no hat on, and developed pre-cancerous lesions on his scalp a couple of years ago.

When I saw him after we hadn't met for a while and he'd started the treatment, he looked quite a mess - it temporarily leads to the sort of angry-looking crusty skin patches shown in photos of Trump I've seen. My pal's skin healed just fine. If this is what's going on, Trump's patch seems much more widespread than my pal's were.

The neck area would see a lot of sun over the years, especially when golfing, and the sorts of headgear he's fond of wouldn't have protected that area. I doubt he's been in the habit of using sunscreen (barring the makeup he plasters on in his later years) judging by the state of the rest of his skin.

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Aaron Rupar: Whoa -- this is new. Trump has a significant rash-like injury on his neck today [View all] highplainsdem Monday OP

Something fatal, one hopes! niyad Monday #1

Maybe pres steve bit him? SheltieLover Monday #22

ewwwwww. . now, if stevie has rabies???? niyad Monday #23

Yup. That was my 2nd thought. SheltieLover Monday #25

GMTA niyad Monday #33

My first thought was Syphilis Du916 Monday #34

Syphilis has been 100% curable with antibiotic treatment for Trump's entire life. ShazzieB Tuesday #123

It has been homegirl Monday #62

Odd little hole? 2MuchNoise Monday #48

Excellent question, but the one on his neck. niyad Monday #60

Do I see a puncture wound on his neck? RandySF Monday #2

Looks like Steven Miller has been feeding again. Hey Joe Monday #58

Found this on the Bluesky link... Abolishinist Monday #81

Must be syphilis, when in advanced state the body keeps deteriorating. Or maybe it's leprosy? Dave Bowman Monday #3

Any doctors here care to guess? Johnny2X2X Monday #4

Shingles? sop Monday #13

Looks like shingles Auggie Monday #82

Looks very much like shingles. We had an elderly relative who developed shingles on her neck and scalp anneboleyn Tuesday #119

My father had it ... Auggie Tuesday #121

He's still standing so it's not serious enough. HappyH Monday #36

Complication of bone spurs Wicked Blue Monday #63

RN. Agree it looks like shingles, and that is the most plausible. BUT Maru Kitteh Monday #100

May he dweller Monday #5

It's from shaking hands. Hugin Monday #6

+1 dalton99a Monday #18

LOL! 2MuchNoise Monday #53

Lemme ask four related questions: RockRaven Monday #7

Number 4 is a most excellent point. niyad Monday #26

Shingles Itchinjim Monday #8

I wouldn't wish shingles on anyone except Trump and Melaaaaaaaaaniaaaaaaaaaah. twodogsbarking Monday #68

Maybe it's shingles? Ghost of Tom Joad Monday #9

Bill Gates needs to slip him some antibiotics n/t leftstreet Monday #10

STD Traildogbob Monday #11

MPox? Blue Dotty Monday #112

😂 Traildogbob Monday #113

Anyone see a scar from the bullet hole in his ear? sop Monday #12

I was wondering if that was the ear... Hugin Monday #16

yes, that one. niyad Monday #28

That is the miracle ear that healed itself from a high velocity slug in under 2 weeks and didn't leave a Botany Monday #41

Half blown off!!! Traildogbob Monday #78

I wonder if the abrasion on his neck is from some kind of noose? Botany Monday #87

Melania Traildogbob Monday #92

Visitation from the Ghost of Epstein Past GopherGal Monday #117

Nope MustLoveBeagles Monday #43

I know people don't want to see it, but it is there. It's tiny because it was Maru Kitteh Monday #105

This is the only mark I see, a tiny "scar" from a small cut, made by flying debris, it's certainly not a bullet wound. sop Monday #107

Isn't that the ear that got devastatingly shot??? MorbidButterflyTat Monday #14

Probably a rash from a jacket collar - he does have "Frank's Sign" though. harumph Monday #15

Been here 21+ years and still learn something almost every day. N/T ok_cpu Monday #70

He must have a very tight asshole randr Monday #17

I hope it's terribly itchy and painful Arazi Monday #19

Stephen Miller visited him after sundown? Diamond_Dog Monday #20

That was my 1st thought. Lol SheltieLover Monday #24

Great minds, Sheltie! Diamond_Dog Monday #37

Yup lol SheltieLover Monday #38

By Jove I think he's got it! Coldwater Monday #47

Or maybe Lindsey Graham...n/t the nelm Monday #94

Maybe it's measles. sinkingfeeling Monday #21

THAT would be awesome. Maru Kitteh Monday #106

He forgot his safe word Johonny Monday #27

DUZY! Attilatheblond Monday #96

Didn't he have a mark on his cheek on that side yesterday? Walleye Monday #29

He had a stem cell procedure LuvLoogie Monday #30

Not like any stem cell procedure mercuryblues Monday #42

Do you really think she'd touch him that much? LuvLoogie Monday #44

For the right amount of money, she'd do anything mercuryblues Monday #52

Shingles... new IV site... too much aspirin? ananda Monday #31

Give him some horse paste Raven123 Monday #32

If it's good enough for his followers MustLoveBeagles Monday #51

Looks like he's been snuggling with his pet Sea Lamprey again ToxMarz Monday #35

That's the Mark of the Beast. Take two Corinthians and call me in the morning! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Monday #39

OK, that made me laugh. Nicely done. FadedMullet Monday #57

Cankles, rashes on both hands, Coldwater Monday #40

I think even Stephen Miller would rather shrivel up and turn to dust than suck on that. LuvLoogie Monday #49

This message was self-deleted by its author LuvLoogie Monday #45

Sure, he looks like crap. But-- DFW Monday #46

It's diaper rash Jerry2144 Monday #50

And the last 10 years Coldwater Monday #54

Let's hope it's nothing minor. nt Wednesdays Monday #55

. Hassin Bin Sober Monday #56

He must have some leftover ear kotexes he could put on it. n/t Liberal In Texas Monday #59

Poison Loryn Monday #61

Creeping crud? Rotting from the inside out? catbyte Monday #64

It looks painful. Demobrat Monday #65

STD. He's likely got herpes or something worse Figarosmom Monday #66

Clearly, it's rope burns from trying to do an Epstein, or an attempt at autoerotic asphyxiation gone awry. sop Monday #67

2 things - a miraculous recovery of his 'ear wound' and he is one ugly motherF'er.... NoMoreRepugs Monday #69

This thread is MorbidButterflyTat Monday #71

Yeah, we've got some VERY creative people here! Talitha Monday #114

It does look like shingles TNNurse Monday #72

I used to say I'd never wish the pain of postherpetic neuralgia on anyone. I've changed my mind. Vinca Monday #77

I saw a suggestion that this rash TNNurse Tuesday #122

Pete Hogsbreath gave him a kacekwl Monday #73

Looks like Bubba forgot to shave his legs. ECL213 Monday #74

Maybe he touched some water. Like the wicked witch of the west. Takket Monday #75

Looks like a shingles rash. Hope it hurts like hell. Vinca Monday #76

'Whoa - this is new': Trump's visible rash prompts new health concerns LetMyPeopleVote Monday #79

Unprotected sex Traildogbob Monday #80

Looks like psorias xuplate Monday #83

Would be a real tragedy if his head just rotted right off on live TV Blue Owl Monday #84

Rash or irritation? & CrystalwolfLady Monday #85

...he must have gone over the hill. :O C Moon Monday #86

Paging Dr. Ronnie... 3825-87867 Monday #88

Skin is an organ. SergeStorms Monday #89

I'm not a doctor but... llmart Monday #90

Look like Epstein/Scar Syndrome... Escape Monday #91

Looks like he reacted to something jmowreader Monday #93

Well, the orange facial makeup may have stained his shirt collars... GopherGal Monday #116

They put out a "statement" from the White House doctor that smells LetMyPeopleVote Monday #95

Thanks! Nothing about what type of skin problem is being treated, though? highplainsdem Monday #98

See my reply below (and all over GD ...) Emrys Monday #104

Thanks, Emrys! highplainsdem Monday #108

You're welcome Emrys Monday #110

Sympathies on that feeling of deja vu working to add important info to multiple DU threads. highplainsdem Monday #111

The rash-like injury was also visible last Friday when Trump traveled to Texas LetMyPeopleVote Monday #97

It's a Manitou ornotna Monday #99

It's peeking ! C_U_L8R Monday #101

The ear looks fine... nt PXR-5 Monday #102

See my possible explanation in reply to another OP Emrys Monday #103

Yeah folks are saying shingles GusBob Tuesday #118

Not a doctor, but my money would be on basal cell carcinoma, probably superficial at this stage, not shingles Emrys Tuesday #120

Sad. Hand hole no longer works. Kid Berwyn Monday #109

But the plastic surgeons did a great job reconstructing that ear that was blown off. Bluetus Monday #115