It is no secret that Lara Trump is tall. Who might neglect the time she posed with Karoline Leavitt and their peak distinction made headlines? Leavitt is not the one member of the administration to have appeared pint-sized subsequent to Lara, although. Donald Trump additionally appeared somewhat on the “smol” aspect when he appeared on “My View With Lara Trump.” Technique to reignite these peak lie rumors!

ICYMI, Donald stopped by his daughter-in-law’s Fox Information present in mid-July 2025 for a wide-ranging interview (slash hype sesh) on the whole lot from the 2024 try on his life to his explosive breakup with Elon Musk. Nonetheless, one of many issues that caught out most wasn’t something the president stated, however the awkward digicam angles that left him wanting spectacularly teensy subsequent to Lara. Taking to social media, numerous viewers poked enjoyable at simply how noticeable the disparity was. “Was this interview achieved in a kind of optical phantasm rooms?” questioned one person on X, previously Twitter. “Omg what is occurring, why is he miniature?” requested one other. Scores extra additionally took the chance to poke at Donald’s previous peak claims, which many have stated appeared inflated. “If he is 6’3″ she’s gotta be 7’5″,” one viewer joked. One other mused that Donald would doubtless name it out as a set-up the following time he wanted to rant about one thing. “He’ll say it is angles and that Fox did it to make his 6’20 self look quick,” they predicted.

After which, got here the fictional character references. Some stated the large peak distinction reminded them of “Harry Potter” characters Dobby (for the uninitiated, a home elf) and Hagrid (the half-giant), whereas others likened him to Elmo. Our take? Donald’s transformation to full-on Oompaloompa was lastly full. 10/10 suggest rewatching the entire interview with out the unique audio, and subbing with the 2005 Oompaloompa tune as a substitute. 

Whereas some chalked up the peak distinction between Lara and Donald Trump to the latter’s peak white lies, there is not any query that digicam angles performed a really massive function — and it would not be the primary time viewers known as that out. In spite of everything, though Lara is definitely quite a bit taller than Susie Wiles, once they sat down for an interview in March 2025, Donald’s chief of employees appeared equally pixie-esque. On the time, one X person complained that whereas they liked the present, “Once I watch the section when [you’re] interviewing somebody, you appear like a large and the individual that you are interviewing appears to be like tiny” (by way of Irish Star). With that in thoughts, possibly the disparity is intentional. In spite of everything, the theme tune is “Will not Again Down” (carried out by Lara herself, obvz, from the time she launched her singing profession), so maybe that pertains to the primary daughter-in-law’s peak, too. 

That stated, many have additionally questioned if Fox Information is trolling the Trump administration. “Optics are intentional,” an amused X person quipped. One other appeared to lend a hand there, writing, “I am considering Fox HAD to do that on goal. There isn’t any means they did not discover.” Yet one more hinted on the rumors that some at Fox Information cannot stand Donald behind the scenes, chiming, “Fox Information subtly turning on him.”

After all, there was additionally one other concept floated. That’s, the digicam angles have been intentional, however to not throw shade on Donald. Quite, piggybacking off the feedback that the president was attempting to border himself as a sufferer, one X person mused, “I believe they did this intentionally, to make him look small and generate sympathy someway.” Nicely, we’re unsure how a lot sympathy he generated, but when the aim was to make him look small, nice success.