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White House Says Trump’s Tan Is Just ‘Good Genes’

February 3, 2019 at 8:04 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Times: “The official line from the White House, as with other matters surrounding the president’s physical health and appearance, is that Mr. Trump’s glow is the result of ‘good genes.’ And, O.K., a little powder — a translucent one, not a bronzer — which the president applies himself before television appearances, the official said.”

“But mysteries abound. One persistent question: Does Mr. Trump use a tanning bed, as a talkative makeup artist said in 2016 and Omarosa Manigault Newman, a former aide, claimed in a tell-all book?”

“Mr. Trump’s former boarding school classmates have described him as a fan of ultraviolet rays, someone who would pop a tanning bulb into a light socket to go ‘to the beach.’ … But according to three people who have spent time in the White House residence, no such bed or spray-tan booth exists in a hidden nook of the residence, a cranny of the East Wing or a closet on Air Force One. Two senior White House officials insisted that no such apparatus exists.”

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