While President Donald J. Trump spoke to reporters ahead of his Pittsburgh economic summit, sharp-eyed viewers of C-SPAN noticed a faint, white bruise on the president’s right hand — a minor detail that quickly sparked speculation online.

The president, 79, appeared unfazed by the mark, continuing his remarks uninterrupted as he addressed ongoing tensions in Ukraine. At one point, as he gestured with his right hand, the faint discoloration became visible — prompting the usual swirl of social media commentary.

But as has been noted before, bruising on President Trump’s hand is nothing new and has been previously attributed to common, everyday activities — particularly vigorous handshakes and his famously relentless work ethic.

“President Trump is a man of the people and he meets more Americans and shakes their hands daily than any other President in history,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News last month, after a similar mark appeared following the president’s meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.

“His commitment is unwavering and he proves that every single day,” Leavitt added.

Trump himself addressed the matter during his Time magazine Person of the Year interview last year, noting that the bruising has become common from shaking “thousands” of hands every day. The explanation is hardly surprising. According to the Mayo Clinic, bruising becomes more frequent with age due to thinning skin and weakened capillaries — especially for those, like President Trump, who remain physically active and engaged in constant public interaction.

Despite the predictable attempt by online trolls to sensationalize the moment, it was much ado about nothing. But if Americans are looking for real bruises, they might want to turn their attention to the Democratic Party — currently suffering the political equivalent of blunt-force trauma.

According to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday, a majority of Democrats (53%) now disapprove of how their own party’s lawmakers are performing in Congress. Only 41% said they approved.

Among all voters, the numbers are even more grim: just 21% approve of how congressional Democrats are handling their jobs — tying an all-time low since Quinnipiac began asking the question back in 2009. That 21% mirrors the party’s standing from February, signaling no recovery despite increasingly desperate attempts to rally the base.

Meanwhile, Republicans — despite facing predictable media hostility — continue to show stronger internal support: 79% of GOP voters approve of how congressional Republicans are performing, while just 13% disapprove.

That said, the GOP still faces challenges: approval among all voters for congressional Republicans sits at 32%, with just over 60% expressing disapproval — a slight dip since earlier this year. But it’s Democrats who are in true freefall.

The November elections were a political earthquake. President Trump reclaimed the White House, Republicans took back the Senate, and held their House majority — all while making unexpected gains among traditional Democratic strongholds, including black, Hispanic, and young voters.

Now, with Trump executing a bold and unapologetically America First agenda in his second term, the Democratic base is in open revolt. Party leaders are facing mounting pressure to push back harder — not just against Republicans, but against their own weak-kneed colleagues who voters say are too timid and ineffective.

But the left’s ongoing identity crisis — split between aging establishment figures and radical online activists — has only fueled the collapse in favorability, with poll after poll showing the American people are fed up with the Democratic Party’s dysfunction.

So while legacy media obsesses over a minor presidential bruise, the real story is the political bruising the Democrats are taking — and unlike the mark on President Trump’s hand, theirs won’t be fading any time soon.