'You Can See It': Viewers Spot Strange Bulges Beneath Donald Trump's Trousers as Cameras Catch Footage

Viewers spotting strange bulges beneath Donald Trump's trousers in footage posted to Threads this week have renewed online speculation about the US president's health. The short video shows Trump, 80, leaving an event with aides and Secret Service personnel as he walks through a curtained corridor.

For context, the clip was shared alongside enlarged stills with arrows pointing to matching raised outlines beneath the back of both calves, just below the knee. The post asked, 'What is on the back of each of Trump's calves?' It offered no explanation, and neither has the White House.

Trump Footage Fuels Fresh Speculation

The fabric appears to sit differently at the same point on each leg, prompting another burst of online diagnosis. Some replies suggested braces, while another raised the possibility of compression socks. One commenter wrote, 'Pretty sure he wears AFOs', referring to ankle-foot orthotics.

The commenter said her husband had worn the devices and described socks being placed over the brace. Another viewer focused on Trump's gait, writing, 'You can see that his right leg wants to go off on its own.'

That is a striking claim based on a few seconds of footage, but it remains just that, a claim. There is no verified information identifying the outlines beneath Trump's trousers.

Trump's medical team has not disclosed that he wears a brace, orthotic or other assistive device. IBTimes UK cannot independently verify these claims, so take everything lightly.

Trump's Leg Condition Is On The Record

What is documented is Trump's chronic venous insufficiency, a circulatory condition in which blood struggles to travel from the legs back towards the heart. The White House disclosed the diagnosis in July 2025 after visible swelling in his lower legs led to an ultrasound.

Then-press secretary Karoline Leavitt described the condition as benign and common among people over 70, according to the BBC. She said testing had found no deep vein thrombosis, arterial disease or sign of heart failure, and maintained that Trump was in excellent health.

The disclosure did not settle the scrutiny. An NBC News medical contributor quoted by TODAY said she was 'very surprised' that Trump was not planning to wear compression stockings, describing them as one of the main measures a patient with the condition should take.

Trump later told The Wall Street Journal in a January interview that he had tried compression socks but stopped wearing them. 'I didn't like them', he said. During the same interview, he acknowledged applying make-up to his hands because the heavy daily aspirin dose he takes causes them to bruise easily.

Cameras Keep Following Trump's Health Questions

Trump's May 2026 physical reported that the swelling had improved and again pronounced him in excellent health. Yet photographers at a Pentagon ceremony this month captured images of his ankles that appeared to tell a different story.

That awkward gap between official reassurance and what viewers believe they can see has become a rather mad recurring feature of Trump's public appearances. Still, photographs and short video clips cannot establish a medical diagnosis.

In August, footage from a Long Island appearance posted by Trump's press secretary showed a rigid, box-like protrusion beneath the back of his jacket. It has not been explained. In May, viewers also examined footage that appeared to show Trump swinging his foot forward while walking, prompting similar theories about a brace.

Days before the latest clip emerged, cameras recorded Trump pausing midway through a climb up the stairs of Air Force One. What lies beneath his trousers remains unconfirmed.