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75. Doctors Sound Alarm on White House 'Secrecy' Over Trump's Neck Rash
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 07:04 PM
Monday

Medical experts aren’t buying the White House’s explanation for the president’s bright-red rash.



https://www.thedailybeast.com/doctors-sound-alarm-on-white-house-secrecy-over-trumps-neck-rash

Doctors are voicing skepticism over the White House’s handling of Donald Trump’s troubling new skin condition.....

But some in the medical field remain unconvinced. Dr. Vin Gupta, a medical analyst for MS NOW and former Chief Medical Officer at Amazon, theorized the rash could in fact be “pre-cancerous.”

The White House medical team didn’t know [Trump] got a CT scan. They claimed it was a MRI for weeks,” Gupta wrote, referencing an apparent “MRI” that Trump let slip he had in October 2025—an examination the White House originally kept under wraps.

Now instead of acknowledging he might have a pre-cancerous skin condition, they dance around the issue,” Gupta continued. “Trying to fool the public just makes it worse.”

Gupta wasn’t the only physician with something to say about Trump’s irritated, bright-red skin. Dr. Jonathan Reiner, cardiologist to the late former Vice President Dick Cheney, also raised concerns about the White House’s statement—including a theory that it might not have been written by the physician himself.

“The hint that this statement might not have actually been written by Dr Barbabella is that in it, he says that the medication was ‘prescribed by the White House Doctor’. He’s the WH Doctor,” Reiner wrote on X.

In a separate post, Reiner, who is a medical analyst on CNN, wrote: “Preventative skin treatments (such as topical 5 flurouracil) are commonly used to prevent overt skin cancer in people with precancerous skin lesions. We don’t know what specific treatment the president is receiving, but why all the secrecy for something that is potentially easy to treat and very common in older people?”


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Bondage scars from a dominatrix? Blues Heron Monday #1
Autoerotic a$$phyxiation??? ultralite001 Monday #37
Trump IS a rash - on AMERICA Skittles Monday #2
That neck is a great metaphor for where we are. ananda Monday #9
Looks like Zoster GusBob Monday #3
Been reading about the signs of his impending demise bif Monday #4
True PatSeg Monday #52
Rope burn from dabbling in autoerotic asphyxiation? Ocelot II Monday #5
The evil is malignant and spreading inside and outside malaise Monday #6
Rope burn? Attilatheblond Monday #7
Concerned it will take too long lame54 Monday #8
Amen!! WestMichRad Monday #28
I do not understand Richard_GB Monday #10
His doctor says it's a "preventative skin cream" leftstreet Monday #11
WTF is it preventing? Skittles Monday #12
LOL leftstreet Monday #13
Melanoma NewEnglandAutumn Monday #51
My aunt had to use a cream on her squamous cell cancer that left nasty marks dflprincess Monday #62
Sepstein infection....Epstein sepsis BattleRow Monday #70
That doesn't make sense MustLoveBeagles Monday #17
Are you questioning Dr. Sean Barbabella? leftstreet Monday #18
Yes MustLoveBeagles Monday #19
Maybe he could prescribe regular treatment with a bear-spray inhaler struggle4progress Monday #22
... MustLoveBeagles Monday #23
KKK-aroline specializes in lies that don't make sense. nt TBF Monday #69
This statement was NOT written by the WH doctor LetMyPeopleVote Monday #24
Prevention Rebl2 Monday #33
DIY treatments c/o ultralite001 Monday #39
Possibly treating pre-cancerous areas of skin on his neck Emrys Monday #46
I hope it is shingles or worse. nt doc03 Monday #14
I just Googled "Shingles on the neck" BigmanPigman Monday #44
There is an old folk tale if shingles go around doc03 Monday #53
I don't know about around the neck, slightlv Monday #58
Looks like maybe it could be somewhat painful. bluestarone Monday #15
It's either the herpes zoster, or tertiary syphilis AZJonnie Monday #16
I heard rubbing thrice daily with ghost pepper juice cures almost everything struggle4progress Monday #25
Yes, but you are fully qualified to be the Secretary of DHS.. Permanut Monday #27
Whatever it is, I hope it covers his entire body and itches like hell 0rganism Monday #20
I think that confirms my theory that he's a baboon's ass struggle4progress Monday #21
That's an insult to baboon asses! WestMichRad Monday #30
Measles? Dave says Monday #26
I hope it's a painful case of shingles. -nt CrispyQ Monday #29
It certainly looks like shingles... GiqueCee Monday #60
Sorry. I can't get past that literal turkey neck. What is that HOLE in the centre of his neck? AloeVera Monday #31
He's rotting from the inside out. Bury him now.. Dave Bowman Monday #32
THIS. calimary Monday #40
Grayscale Deep State Witch Monday #34
Shingles? Pas-de-Calais Monday #35
Measles? LSparkle Monday #56
He's old ebough that it's more likely he had measles as a kid dflprincess Monday #65
That was my thought too. He's probably not had the shingles vaccine. QueerDuck Monday #73
The rash-like injury was also visible last Friday when Trump traveled to Texas LetMyPeopleVote Monday #36
I don't know what's worse.The front view or the side view of his neck Tribetime Monday #38
does diaper rash spread? dem4decades Monday #41
The diaper rash is spreading upwards C_U_L8R Monday #42
He may be being treated for a pre-cancerous skin condition Emrys Monday #43
100% agree NewEnglandAutumn Monday #66
Survival rates from both the conditions I mentioned are good as long as they're caught early, Emrys Monday #68
Dupe bif Monday #45
There's no forum rule against duplicate posts outside Latest Breaking News n/t Emrys Monday #47
Trump rash maliaSmith Monday #48
the pre-vent comes before the vent Tetrachloride Monday #49
Skin cancer NewEnglandAutumn Monday #50
Too many neck handshakes Aviation Pro Monday #54
Unless it's terminal, who cares? Katinfl Monday #55
Credible accusation of Trump getting a blowjob from a 13 year old and punching her in the head when she bit his dick. Iggo Monday #57
It looks like shingles, ( I've had it) or neck cankles like his feet. cksmithy Monday #59
Hmmm lonely bird Monday #61
Looks like shingles to go along with his rotting hands Hassler Monday #63
I'm concerned Wicked Blue Monday #64
Maybe he'll just fucking die. Orrex Monday #67
Untreated syphilis. Dr. T Monday #71
If it's shingles it is horribly painful. I hope it's just shingles. Buckeyeblue Monday #72
Feel Better Soon! mahatmakanejeeves Monday #74
Doctors Sound Alarm on White House 'Secrecy' Over Trump's Neck Rash LetMyPeopleVote Monday #75
Shingles? RandySF Monday #76
Calling Jake tapper UpInArms Monday #77
BFD- I don't care RainCaster Monday #78
I hope he gets to the point where he tries to Ilsa Monday #79
IMO FWIW, looks like contact dermatitis caused by shirt collar chaffing, maybe worsened by scratching or hair glue. Doodley Monday #80
Concerned or mercuryblues Monday #81
The fish rots from the head. Totally Tunsie Monday #82
Trump used a coating of makeup today to cover up the rash (or whatever it is) that was so apparent yesterday LetMyPeopleVote 7 hrs ago #83
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