White House Posted Holiday Photo Of Trump And It Instantly Backfired

The president posted a photo of himself with the First Lady, and got an earful from online respondents.


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DISCLAIMER: This article was first published in February 2026

On Valentine’s Day, the White House’s official X account posted several posts that raised eyebrows.

The account, at one point, posted a series of Valentine’s hearts marked with “MAGA” and “Daddy’s Home”:

Later, it retweeted some photos from the account of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., with such creepy slogans as “you removed the warning label from my heart” and “you’re not ultra-processed, you’re the real thing:

And then, also on Valentine’s Day, the account posted a photo of the president and first lady. It’s not clear when the photo is from, but it appears to be a past event when both were dressed in formal wear, presumably the Kennedy Center Honors, when Donald and Melania appeared to be wearing those same clothes:

This led to some shocked reactions, many of which contained references to Jeffrey Epstein:

Photo courtesy of an X screenshot. 


Shay Maz

Shay Maz has been a political writer for many years. This is a pseudonym for writing; if you need to contact her - you may do so here: https://x.com/SheilaGouldman

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