The man is 77, any scrape on furniture, kitchen utensils or vehicle will show a reddened mark for what seems like forever. I’m 74 and my hands and arms look like i’ve been attacked repeatedly and no, I don’t have syphilis.
I’m 70 and my arms look like I’ve been attacked repeatedly and no, I don’t have syphilis...
...but I do have a 130 lb wrecking ball of a dog!
I understand that; any little bump or scratch when I’m playing with my dogs and it looks like I’ve been attacked by werewolves.
It still surprises me how much blood I can drip/ooz with the smallest of scratches or cuts.
That's very common for fair complected folks who've had a lot of sun exposure. It represents easy bruising, as a consequence of the sun damage rendering their skin fragile, aka "thin", and takes a colorfully long time to resolve. Looks red initially. Backs of hands and forearms are especially prone. And in my professional experience, lots of older folks getting it fail to recognize they are bruises. But although Trump may well be prone to that problem, it wouldn't explain these palm lesions. Palms get much less sun damage and generally are spared that.