Donald Trump again slathered makeup onto his right hand before a night out, this time for the premiere of his wife, Melania’s, documentary at the Kennedy Center.
Trump, 79, has often been seen with bruising on that body part, which the White House attributes to aspirin usage and frequent handshaking. The Daily Beast has been chronicling the health challenges of the oldest-inaugurated president, including his diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency.
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend Amazon MGM’s “Melania” World Premiere at The Trump Kennedy Center on January 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images 
Makeup could be seen on Trump’s right hand. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Trump has said that the higher-than-normal dosage of aspirin he takes for his heart causes frequent bruising.
“They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense?” he told The Wall Street Journal earlier this month. “I have makeup that’s, you know, easy to put on, takes about 10 seconds.”
Last week, Trump was seen with his “good” hand bruised, which he claimed was the result of clipping the corner of a table.
Donald Trump and Melania Trump attend Amazon MGM’s “Melania” World Premiere at The Trump Kennedy Center on January 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. Dimitrios Kambouris/Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
The makeup could be seen as he and Melania walked through the black carpet entrance to the screening of the $40 million, Amazon-MGM-produced film. Melania then boasted that there was still more in production about her life.
“We are coming out with a docuseries… We are still producing it, and that will be completely new footage,” she told reporters. “We have some scenes that are not in the movie… We will have a docuseries in a few months, so people will see much more documentary.”
Melania, which comes out in theaters on Friday, has been criticized even by some of those who worked on it.
“Unfortunately, if it does flop, I would really feel great about it,” one crew member told Rolling Stone.
The documentary has also garnered many bad reviews on Letterboxd, including from those who have no desire to spend 104 minutes learning about what Melania did in the 20 days leading up to last year’s inauguration.
“I haven’t watched this obviously, I just want it to have the lowest rating on all of Letterboxd. Do your part. F— Melania and, of course, f— Trump,” one user wrote.
Another weighed in: “Wont watch wont even pirate. Just making sure it’s the lowest rated movie of all time.”
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
After the premiere, which Melania’s stepchildren, Eric and Ivanka—as well as son Barron—did not attend, there are two afterparties in the capital, with one being at Donald Trump Jr.’s exclusive basement-level club in Georgetown. It’s unknown if either the president or first lady will attend that one.
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