DISCLAIMER: This article was first published on August 3, 2025
As strange as it may sound, Donald Trump’s distinctive orange makeup has become a familiar part of the American landscape. The heavy bronzer. The strange shine. The mismatch between face and neck. It is all so familiar now that when he shows up without it, the internet loses it.
And that is exactly what just happened.
A close-up photo of Trump on the golf course is going viral. No makeup. No glow. No filter. Just his real face in the sun. His white frizzy hair is poking out from under a white Make America Great Again cap. His skin looks pale and worn. His face is lined and puffy. His eyes look tired. And for once, there is no thick orange shield to hide it all.
He looked like a different man entirely. Not the polished figure behind the podium. Not the photo-ops or campaign trail version. This was a visibly aging president in a golf shirt, caught between rounds, stripped of his usual armor. And it came at a rough time — right after weeks of health speculation and rumors about mental decline.
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The reaction online was instant and rough.
Wow he looks like a regular old dude. Hello Joe Biden looking old dude.
— Ilovedazzie1004 (@AprilSaldivar17) August 3, 2025
Last week… golf. This weekend… golf.
Like almost every weekend since he’s being fucking up the US while having taxpayers pay millions for his shitty, cheating attempts at playing golf
The #Trumpcult thinks it’s all OK.
— Trump: Narcissistic conman doomed to fail (@SeditionistGop) August 3, 2025
Barely alive
— Mason (@masonisonx) August 3, 2025
Are those teeth real?🤔
— Patrick (@Patrick42774191) August 3, 2025
Looks even worse.
— Aeion (@Aeion) August 3, 2025
Like but unlike
— Anikó 😷 for all, N95 or better. (@aniko99) August 3, 2025
Still ugly as sin.
— Lisa Ess (@BravaCreative) August 3, 2025
Now nightmares
— Marilyn Leeds (@MarilynLeeds2) August 3, 2025
Grandpa
— EMfromPA (@emh_rn) August 3, 2025
Actually looks better.
— inbetween (@inbetween11344) August 3, 2025
Why golfing? Are t there crises to take care of? How much do these trips cost us?
— Mike Johnson (@Calbears1986) August 3, 2025
What’s up with the black spots on his nose? Skin cancer or blackheads from wearing pasty makeup everyday.
— Vittletweet (@Vittletweeter) August 3, 2025
80 year old Fatboy!
— Marc (@kmbsdusa) August 3, 2025
The face of dementia.
— The @GOP is a lie! 8647 (@AgainstMAGAts) August 3, 2025
— jollyone🇺🇸🇨🇦 (@jollyone13) August 3, 2025
For a man approaching 80, it turns out the bronzer was doing more heavy lifting than anyone realized. Without it, the “strongest president ever” looked like someone who could use a nap and a reminder of what year it is.
Featured image via X screengrab
