‘PROBABLY KETCHUP’

Jimmy Kimmel Dishes on Speculation That Trump Has Syphilis

Kimmel isn’t necessarily buying the rumors that Donald Trump has syphilis, but he had a little fun imagining it to be true.

Donald Trump’s hands could use a good doctor.

At least that’s what it looked like on Wednesday, when the former president was photographed waving to supporters as he left his home at Trump Tower in New York City, with mysterious red spots on his hand. As Jimmy Kimmel explained, the image quickly turned into “a viral moment that was embarrassing—even for [Trump].”

As Trump greeted fans who had gathered outside his abode, his hand was clearly sporting some red circles. Speculation ran wild, with some positing, with absolutely no evidence, it might be the result of a syphilis infection.

That was pretty ironic to Kimmel, given that Trump had previously stated that avoiding STIs back in the day was the former/aspiring president’s “personal Vietnam.”

“But if he has syphilis, that would mean the only Vietnam he avoided was Vietnam,” said Kimmel.

The good news, according to Kimmel, is that even if Trump does have syphilis, wife Melania Trump should be in no danger of getting it as the couple “hasn’t slept in the same bed since… how old is Barron?”

But Kimmel isn’t necessarily buying the syphilis rumors, as he has a more likely explanation for how the marks got there: “It’s probably ketchup,” he offered. “He probably got his hands in a container of curly fries or something.” Because sometimes things happen.

Trump’s camp has reportedly given a plausible explanation for the spots: he got a paper cut and they’re blood. That would make sense, given that they were gone later in the day.

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