Fact Check: Did Trump praise Lindsey Graham as 'very masculine' in a social media post?
WASHINGTON, DC: A screenshot has been circulating on social media platforms, purportedly showing President Donald Trump praising late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham as "very masculine" in a social media post. The screenshot has sparked mixed reactions from online users, with many mocking Trump, while a few others remained skeptical, prompting a fact-check.
Claim: Donald Trump praised Lindsey Graham for his masculinity in a Truth Social post
The viral screenshot appeared to show a post by Trump on his official Truth Social handle.
The alleged post read, “Everyone is talking about these crazy stories coming out about the late, great Lindsey Graham... I have known him for years, and I always thought he was very masculine, very masculatine, total warrior energy! He was always ready to fight! Ready to send troops anywhere!"
"Always talking about the military! In fact, Lindsey especially loved the Navy! Very proud of their work in Hormuz. He loved the ships, he loved the admirals, and he ESPECIALLY loved the seamen!" the post added.
As per the viral screenshot, Trump also allegedly wrote that Graham "supported Pete Hegseth's testosterone testing" and "volunteered to do the tests himself."
Fact Check: Donald Trump made no such post
The claim, however, is false, as no such post appears on Trump’s Truth Social or other social media handles.
A search for the post on the platform and on commentary accounts on X (formerly Twitter) that automatically archive all of the president’s posts yielded no results that match the text on the screenshot.
A search on Google to check if the president had posted and then deleted it also returned no results, which, if true, would have been widely reported by credible news media outlets.
Moreover, the screenshot includes several signs of fabrication and satire, including a watermark stating, "Mrs. Putin Satire."
Other signs include Trump’s username written as "@realDotardTurmp" instead of "@realDonaldTrump."
The date and time of the post are also fabricated and are listed as "OCT 14, 22026" and "13:62 AM."
