Fact Check: Does the video show an Secret Service agent reacting to a stench from Trump?
WASHINGTON, DC: Following the funeral service of Senator Lindsey Graham on July 28, a video began circulating on social media platforms claiming to show a Secret Service agent reacting to a stench from President Donald Trump. The video has sparked mockery and theories about his health, while many have questioned its authenticity.
Claim: Secret Service agent reacting to stench from Donald Trump
Following the senator’s funeral service in Washington, several social media users began sharing many rumors about President Trump's attendance, including a video showing a Secret Service agent sitting behind Trump.
In the video, the man inside Washington National Cathedral wearing a dark suit, white shirt, blue tie, and lapel pin seems to be disgusted and shows a sniffing facial expression.
The video has triggered rumors about Trump wearing a diaper and claims about his health.
One of the videos shared on X was accompanied by a caption stating, “Even at Lindsey Graham's funeral, Donald Trump s***s his pants. The poor secret service agent behind him looks like he is going to die.”
The videos from different angles have collectively garnered millions of views, spreading on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Bluesky.
Fact Check: The claim could not be independently verified
The videos are indeed authentic and do not display signs of artificial intelligence or other digital-editing fakery.
However, there is no credible evidence that confirms or debunks the claim that the apparent Secret Service agent sensed a posterior stench from Trump. There is also no definitive proof that Trump secretly wears diapers.
It was also impossible to identify the individual behind the president by name, nor to definitively confirm his employment with the agency.
Donald Trump appeared to fall asleep during the funeral
On Tuesday, Trump joined senior officials and foreign dignitaries at the funeral of Graham, a longtime South Carolina senator and influential Republican foreign policy hawk who died earlier this month from an aortic rupture.
During the service, Trump delivered a eulogy describing Graham as a "giant" of the Senate and a "respected statesman." He also stated that Graham "never saw a war he didn't like," while acknowledging that the late South Carolina senator was not universally admired.
The videos of Trump from the funeral appeared to show Trump struggling to keep his eyes open, triggering claims that he fell asleep.
White House spokesperson Davis Ingle dismissed the allegations, telling The Independent, "President Trump was reflecting on the loss of his dear friend Lindsey Graham, whom he just delivered a beautiful eulogy to. Anyone suggesting otherwise is a depraved moron.”
