US President Donald Trump appears to wear makeup after apparent rash breaks out on neck, reports say

Saturday, March 7, 2026  

On Tuesday, a rash that reporters had observed on US President Donald Trump's neck in photos from the Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House one day earlier appeared to have been covered up. One media source indicated the substance used was cosmetic makeup, although Trump's physician, Dr. Sean Barbabella, told the source the rash had been covered up by a "very common cream".

President Trump has worn makeup in public before. He once wore makeup to obscure bruises on his hands, which White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, stated were inflicted from "shaking hands all day every day." Trump himself has attributed the bruises to his use of aspirin, which he says he takes excessive amounts of. Trump said, "They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart. I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense?"

• Meredith Kile. Trump Appears to Cover Scabbing Neck Rash with Makeup One Day After It Distracted from Medal of Honor Ceremony — People (magazine), March 3, 2026
• Isabel Keane. Trump’s hand makeup has found a new home on his neck to cover new rash — The Independent, March 3, 2026