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GusBob

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118. Yeah folks are saying shingles

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 02:45 AM

2 hrs ago

And it does look like zoster
But if ‘the White House Dr’ is telling the truth, herpes zoster is treated with oral antivirals?

So, if it’s cancer, question is squamous cell or basil cell?

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Aaron Rupar: Whoa -- this is new. Trump has a significant rash-like injury on his neck today [View all] highplainsdem 16 hrs ago OP

Something fatal, one hopes! niyad 16 hrs ago #1

Maybe pres steve bit him? SheltieLover 15 hrs ago #22

ewwwwww. . now, if stevie has rabies???? niyad 15 hrs ago #23

Yup. That was my 2nd thought. SheltieLover 15 hrs ago #25

GMTA niyad 15 hrs ago #33

My first thought was Syphilis Du916 15 hrs ago #34

It has been homegirl 15 hrs ago #62

Odd little hole? 2MuchNoise 15 hrs ago #48

Excellent question, but the one on his neck. niyad 15 hrs ago #60

Do I see a puncture wound on his neck? RandySF 16 hrs ago #2

Looks like Steven Miller has been feeding again. Hey Joe 15 hrs ago #58

Found this on the Bluesky link... Abolishinist 14 hrs ago #81

Must be syphilis, when in advanced state the body keeps deteriorating. Or maybe it's leprosy? Dave Bowman 16 hrs ago #3

Any doctors here care to guess? Johnny2X2X 16 hrs ago #4

Shingles? sop 15 hrs ago #13

Looks like shingles Auggie 14 hrs ago #82

He's still standing so it's not serious enough. HappyH 15 hrs ago #36

Complication of bone spurs Wicked Blue 15 hrs ago #63

RN. Agree it looks like shingles, and that is the most plausible. BUT Maru Kitteh 12 hrs ago #100

May he dweller 16 hrs ago #5

It's from shaking hands. Hugin 16 hrs ago #6

+1 dalton99a 15 hrs ago #18

LOL! 2MuchNoise 15 hrs ago #53

Lemme ask four related questions: RockRaven 15 hrs ago #7

Number 4 is a most excellent point. niyad 15 hrs ago #26

Shingles Itchinjim 15 hrs ago #8

I wouldn't wish shingles on anyone except Trump and Melaaaaaaaaaniaaaaaaaaaah. twodogsbarking 14 hrs ago #68

Maybe it's shingles? Ghost of Tom Joad 15 hrs ago #9

Bill Gates needs to slip him some antibiotics n/t leftstreet 15 hrs ago #10

STD Traildogbob 15 hrs ago #11

MPox? Blue Dotty 10 hrs ago #112

😂 Traildogbob 9 hrs ago #113

Anyone see a scar from the bullet hole in his ear? sop 15 hrs ago #12

I was wondering if that was the ear... Hugin 15 hrs ago #16

yes, that one. niyad 15 hrs ago #28

That is the miracle ear that healed itself from a high velocity slug in under 2 weeks and didn't leave a Botany 15 hrs ago #41

Half blown off!!! Traildogbob 14 hrs ago #78

I wonder if the abrasion on his neck is from some kind of noose? Botany 13 hrs ago #87

Melania Traildogbob 13 hrs ago #92

Visitation from the Ghost of Epstein Past GopherGal 5 hrs ago #117

Nope MustLoveBeagles 15 hrs ago #43

I know people don't want to see it, but it is there. It's tiny because it was Maru Kitteh 11 hrs ago #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 11 hrs ago #107

Isn't that the ear that got devastatingly shot??? MorbidButterflyTat 15 hrs ago #14

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

Been here 21+ years and still learn something almost every day. N/T ok_cpu 14 hrs ago #70

He must have a very tight asshole randr 15 hrs ago #17

I hope it's terribly itchy and painful Arazi 15 hrs ago #19

Stephen Miller visited him after sundown? Diamond_Dog 15 hrs ago #20

That was my 1st thought. Lol SheltieLover 15 hrs ago #24

Great minds, Sheltie! Diamond_Dog 15 hrs ago #37

Yup lol SheltieLover 15 hrs ago #38

By Jove I think he's got it! Coldwater 15 hrs ago #47

Or maybe Lindsey Graham...n/t the nelm 13 hrs ago #94

Maybe it's measles. sinkingfeeling 15 hrs ago #21

THAT would be awesome. Maru Kitteh 11 hrs ago #106

He forgot his safe word Johonny 15 hrs ago #27

DUZY! Attilatheblond 12 hrs ago #96

Didn't he have a mark on his cheek on that side yesterday? Walleye 15 hrs ago #29

He had a stem cell procedure LuvLoogie 15 hrs ago #30

Not like any stem cell procedure mercuryblues 15 hrs ago #42

Do you really think she'd touch him that much? LuvLoogie 15 hrs ago #44

For the right amount of money, she'd do anything mercuryblues 15 hrs ago #52

Shingles... new IV site... too much aspirin? ananda 15 hrs ago #31

Give him some horse paste Raven123 15 hrs ago #32

If it's good enough for his followers MustLoveBeagles 15 hrs ago #51

Looks like he's been snuggling with his pet Sea Lamprey again ToxMarz 15 hrs ago #35

That's the Mark of the Beast. Take two Corinthians and call me in the morning! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 15 hrs ago #39

OK, that made me laugh. Nicely done. FadedMullet 15 hrs ago #57

Cankles, rashes on both hands, Coldwater 15 hrs ago #40

I think even Stephen Miller would rather shrivel up and turn to dust than suck on that. LuvLoogie 15 hrs ago #49

This message was self-deleted by its author LuvLoogie 15 hrs ago #45

Sure, he looks like crap. But-- DFW 15 hrs ago #46

It's diaper rash Jerry2144 15 hrs ago #50

And the last 10 years Coldwater 15 hrs ago #54

Let's hope it's nothing minor. nt Wednesdays 15 hrs ago #55

. Hassin Bin Sober 15 hrs ago #56

He must have some leftover ear kotexes he could put on it. n/t Liberal In Texas 15 hrs ago #59

Poison Loryn 15 hrs ago #61

Creeping crud? Rotting from the inside out? catbyte 14 hrs ago #64

It looks painful. Demobrat 14 hrs ago #65

STD. He's likely got herpes or something worse Figarosmom 14 hrs ago #66

Clearly, it's rope burns from trying to do an Epstein, or an attempt at autoerotic asphyxiation gone awry. sop 14 hrs ago #67

2 things - a miraculous recovery of his 'ear wound' and he is one ugly motherF'er.... NoMoreRepugs 14 hrs ago #69

This thread is MorbidButterflyTat 14 hrs ago #71

Yeah, we've got some VERY creative people here! Talitha 9 hrs ago #114

It does look like shingles TNNurse 14 hrs ago #72

I used to say I'd never wish the pain of postherpetic neuralgia on anyone. I've changed my mind. Vinca 14 hrs ago #77

Pete Hogsbreath gave him a kacekwl 14 hrs ago #73

Looks like Bubba forgot to shave his legs. ECL213 14 hrs ago #74

Maybe he touched some water. Like the wicked witch of the west. Takket 14 hrs ago #75

Looks like a shingles rash. Hope it hurts like hell. Vinca 14 hrs ago #76

'Whoa - this is new': Trump's visible rash prompts new health concerns LetMyPeopleVote 14 hrs ago #79

Unprotected sex Traildogbob 14 hrs ago #80

Looks like psorias xuplate 14 hrs ago #83

Would be a real tragedy if his head just rotted right off on live TV Blue Owl 14 hrs ago #84

Rash or irritation? & CrystalwolfLady 14 hrs ago #85

...he must have gone over the hill. :O C Moon 14 hrs ago #86

Paging Dr. Ronnie... 3825-87867 13 hrs ago #88

Skin is an organ. SergeStorms 13 hrs ago #89

I'm not a doctor but... llmart 13 hrs ago #90

Look like Epstein/Scar Syndrome... Escape 13 hrs ago #91

Looks like he reacted to something jmowreader 13 hrs ago #93

Well, the orange facial makeup may have stained his shirt collars... GopherGal 5 hrs ago #116

They put out a "statement" from the White House doctor that smells LetMyPeopleVote 13 hrs ago #95

Thanks! Nothing about what type of skin problem is being treated, though? highplainsdem 12 hrs ago #98

See my reply below (and all over GD ...) Emrys 12 hrs ago #104

Thanks, Emrys! highplainsdem 11 hrs ago #108

You're welcome Emrys 11 hrs ago #110

Sympathies on that feeling of deja vu working to add important info to multiple DU threads. highplainsdem 10 hrs ago #111

The rash-like injury was also visible last Friday when Trump traveled to Texas LetMyPeopleVote 12 hrs ago #97

It's a Manitou ornotna 12 hrs ago #99

It's peeking ! C_U_L8R 12 hrs ago #101

The ear looks fine... nt PXR-5 12 hrs ago #102

See my possible explanation in reply to another OP Emrys 12 hrs ago #103

Yeah folks are saying shingles GusBob 2 hrs ago #118

Sad. Hand hole no longer works. Kid Berwyn 11 hrs ago #109

But the plastic surgeons did a great job reconstructing that ear that was blown off. Bluetus 7 hrs ago #115