Washington: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a visible bruise on his left hand resulted from the blood-thinning effects of aspirin, not from any serious injury.

According to Anadolu Agency, Trump spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One following his return from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He explained that he had 'bumped a table,' which led to the bruise, and noted that his daily intake of aspirin made him more susceptible to bruising. Trump commented, 'They say take aspirin if you like your heart, but don't take aspirin if you don't want to have a little bruising. I take the big aspirin.'

Trump mentioned that his doctor had advised against the higher dosage, but he insisted on continuing. He recounted, 'The doctor said: 'You don't have to take that, sir. You're very healthy.' I said: 'I'm not taking any chances.''

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the incident, stating that Trump hit his hand on the corner of the signing table during the Board of Peace announcement. Trump, who is 79, had previously told the Wall Street Journal earlier this month that he takes more aspirin than his doctors recommend because he wants 'nice, thin blood pouring through my heart.'

Leavitt had also stated in the summer that hand bruises were sometimes caused by extensive handshaking. Trump is the second-oldest US president in history, after Joe Biden, who left office at 82.