Former President Bill Clinton turned heads at the New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 2, 2025, not just for cheering on his daughter Chelsea, but for sporting a peculiar bandage on his nose that’s got everyone whispering.
On a crisp autumn day at the marathon finish line, Clinton, 79, stood alongside his wife Hillary to celebrate Chelsea, 45, crossing the line after yet another grueling race in her string of marathon achievements, as New York Post reports.
But it wasn’t just family pride on display; that bandage wrapped around the tip of Clinton’s nose sparked curiosity, with no word yet on what caused the apparent injury.
Social media is buzzing with guesses about the bandage, but a representative for Clinton didn’t respond to inquiries from The Post, leaving the public in the dark.
While some might speculate about a minor mishap, others wonder if this ties into Clinton’s well-documented health struggles, which include a quadruple heart bypass in 2004 for arteries blocked over 90 percent.
Let’s not forget his other medical chapters—surgery for a collapsed lung in 2005, open heart surgery with stents in 2010, and a hospitalization last year for a fever and possible dehydration.
Clinton’s been spotted with extra precautions before, like carrying a portable defibrillator bag while leaving the Hamptons earlier this summer, a reminder of his ongoing heart concerns.
Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, he faced a brief hospital stay, though details remain sparse on that episode.
Yet, there he was on Sunday, hugging Chelsea with genuine warmth, proving that whatever’s under that bandage didn’t dim his spirit as a supportive dad.
Chelsea, no stranger to the marathon grind, got the cheers she deserved from both parents, with Hillary standing by Bill’s side at the finish line.
Observers noted Clinton heading to a black van after the event, flanked by multiple New York Police Department officers, a subtle nod to the security still surrounding a former president.
While the bandage mystery lingers, it’s worth noting Clinton has largely stepped back from the public eye since President Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025, perhaps choosing family over the political fray.
Last year, though, he was anything but quiet, campaigning hard for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and delivering a passionate speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, rewritten at the last minute to capture the party’s renewed vigor after President Joe Biden’s exit from the race.
He’s also popped up occasionally to weigh in on major issues like the fragile Israel-Hamas peace agreement or to congratulate Democratic Socialist mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani on a primary win in New York City in June 2025, showing he’s not entirely out of the game.
Still, at 79—slightly younger than Trump and a few years behind Biden, but older than Barack Obama, the youngest living ex-president—Clinton’s health remains a quiet concern for many, bandage or no bandage, as he balances family moments with a life of past political battles.
