Ammon News - U.S. President Donald Trump is using a preventative ‌treatment for a red rash on his neck, according to his physician, but the White House declined on Wednesday to share further details about the condition.

A red, ​blotchy rash was visible on the right side of Trump's neck ​just above the collar line in photographs from his appearance ⁠at a Medal of Honor ceremony on Monday.

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In a statement after the ​event, Dr. Sean Barbabella, the White House physician, said Trump was using ​a common cream as "a preventative skin treatment."

"The President is using this treatment for one week, and the redness is expected to last for a few weeks," Barbabella said.
Asked on ​Wednesday about why the treatment was necessary, White House press secretary ​Karoline Leavitt told reporters she had no additional information to share beyond the details provided ‌in ⁠the physician's statement.

Trump's health, at age 79, has been more of a focus in his second term, as bruises on his hands and swelling in his legs have been visible at times.

In January, Trump attributed the ​hand bruising to his ​frequent use ⁠of aspirin, and the White House said the president hit his hand on a table when traveling abroad.


Last July, after ​the president's ankles appeared swollen, the White House physician said ​an ultrasound ⁠on the president's legs "revealed chronic venous insufficiency, a benign and common condition, particularly in individuals over the age of 70."

As he took office for a ⁠second ​term last year, Trump was the oldest U.S. ​president ever inaugurated, and he frequently compares his health to former Democratic President Joe Biden.

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