Trump Addresses 'Blood' Marks On His Hand: 'It's AI'

Donald Trump has spoken out regarding the photos of him with mysterious red marks on his hand, suggesting they may have been AI-generated.

The former president was photographed with red spots on his hand as he was leaving Trump Tower in New York City on Jan. 17, sparking speculation about their origins on social media and TV shows.

During an event in Washington Wednesday, Trump was questioned about the marks by Fox News' Mark Meredith, who shared a video of the interaction on X, formerly Twitter.

However, the Republican presidential frontrunner claimed to not know what the reporter was talking about.

After Meredith described the photos and asked him what was wrong with his hand, Trump responded, "Maybe it's AI."

There is no evidence supporting Trump's claim.

Trump was on his way to court to witness E. Jean Carroll testify in a defamation case against him when he was spotted with the red marks. The trial resulted in a multimillion-dollar judgment against Trump.

Unnamed sources close to the Trump campaign told TMZ that the red marks were caused by a simple paper cut and the real estate mogul accidentally spreading the blood around his hand.

According to the New York Post, the ex-president no longer had visible marks on his hand by the time he arrived at Manhattan federal court that day.

After the photos of the marks surfaced, TV hosts and social media users offered various theories, ranging from a medical condition to friction-heavy activities, anxiety, or even ketchup.

Jimmy Kimmel suggested Trump had gotten ketchup on his hands while eating curly fries, while Jimmy Fallon joked that the marks were from him "finger-painting the face of his new lawyer, Wilson the volleyball."

"Morning Joe" hosts, on the other hand, suggested that the spots could be from Magic Marker, "blood," or blisters.

One online theory suggested that the red splotches may have been a symptom of arthritis, while another claimed Trump may have had "too many jelly doughnuts."

Trump's cryptic remark came days after a federal jury decided that Trump must pay Carroll $83.3 million for making defamatory statements about her in 2019 and denying that he sexually assaulted her in the '90s.

The jury awarded Carroll $18.3 million in compensatory damages, $11 million to repair her reputation, and $7.3 million for emotional harm caused by Trump's defamatory statements.

The remaining $65 million comprised punitive damages for allegedly acting maliciously.

Trump said Friday that he plans to appeal.

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