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Kid Berwyn

(25,505 posts)
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 05:35 PM Thursday

Towel Boy

Now THIS is Journalism...



Fox News viewers fume 'that's just weird' as Donald Trump sits on towel for TV appearance

President Donald Trump appeared on Fox News for a live TV interview, but viewers were left baffled after spotting what appeared to be a dark towel under him on the white couch


by Gavin Quinn and Ellie Hook Senior Showbiz and TV Reporter
The Mirror, 25 June 2026

Fox News viewers were left puzzled following Donald Trump's appearance during a live television interview, with many struggling to believe what they were witnessing.

Trump appeared to be seated on a black or navy blue towel — or had some object placed beneath him — while positioned on a white couch during the live broadcast. The striking contrast between the sofa's light tone and the mysterious "towel" was quickly noticed by sharp-eyed viewers and comes amid shocking evidence that he may have 'pooped himself'.

The 80-year-old, who has been the focus of considerable health speculation since beginning his second term in office, appeared to be in good form as he spoke with a Fox panel, yet many viewers found themselves fixating on his seating arrangement rather than the actual interview topic. While the "towel" in question could conceivably be his coattails, screenshots from the broadcast went viral as viewers voiced their opinions. One viewer posted on Threads, "Why did you put a black towel under Trump? Inquiring minds want to know." It comes as swathes of fed-up supporters walked out of the State Fair while Trump was still speaking, after he made a ludicrous boast.

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https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/donald-trump-fox-news-towel-1905337

The Towel Boy of Merde-el-Lardo's got a nice ring to it.

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Towel Boy (Original Post) Kid Berwyn Thursday OP
Coattails of a different color? Norrrm Thursday #1
Pool Boy Blue Kid Berwyn Thursday #4
If that picture is accurate senseandsensibility Thursday #2
I play a tailor on television... Kid Berwyn Thursday #5
It has been altered Ms. Toad Yesterday #21
He might be worried about getting pregnant from JD Vance's "romancing the couch" RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Thursday #3
Not many men are man enough to tatoo-on eyeliner. Kid Berwyn Thursday #7
All hail to the Shiet! malaise Thursday #6
Sitting on his big fat kharma. Kid Berwyn Thursday #9
;-{) THIS Goonch Thursday #8
Sham-Wow! Kid Berwyn Thursday #10
White couch and diaper wearer sometimes incompatible. Sneederbunk Thursday #11
I respect most people who use them. Kid Berwyn Thursday #12
This makes me sad orthoclad Thursday #13
Me, too. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #17
Two years old fake news. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Ms. Toad Thursday #14
Thanks for straightening it out. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #18
"...shocking evidence that he may have 'pooped himself'." MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #15
My feelings, exactly. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #19
Sorry folks, but those are coat skirts GenThePerservering Yesterday #16
Possible, but unlikely. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #20
Fox News shielding Trump's 'tortured psyche' by ignoring 'sparse crowd' LessAspin 23 hrs ago #22
No one depends on Sen. David Vitter any more. Kid Berwyn 22 hrs ago #23
Depends LessAspin 22 hrs ago #24

Kid Berwyn

(25,505 posts)
5. I play a tailor on television...
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 05:49 PM
Thursday

I know tails. And those aren't tails.

That's a towel or a folded yoga mat.

One thing I'm certain:

The guy who removed it wore rubber gloves.

Ms. Toad

(38,909 posts)
21. It has been altered
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 09:09 AM
Yesterday

It is also from 2 years ago.

The snopes article (posted below) has more stills from the interview, which show him standing with no towel on the couch.

Kid Berwyn

(25,505 posts)
7. Not many men are man enough to tatoo-on eyeliner.
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 05:57 PM
Thursday


Then again, we're so past Surreal that Dali's watches have un-melted.

Kid Berwyn

(25,505 posts)
9. Sitting on his big fat kharma.
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 06:00 PM
Thursday

"Your son doesn't recognize you. Let him die and move to Florida." -- DJT to nephew, the son of his late brother, in a phone conversation wherein he requested financial help for his own disabled son's care.

orthoclad

(5,149 posts)
13. This makes me sad
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 10:50 PM
Thursday

I lost a friend of 50 years to frontotemporal dementia. End of life symptom was incontinence. I would bring out towels and sanitary sheets so we could watch movies from the couch.

Kid Berwyn

(25,505 posts)
17. Me, too.
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 08:57 AM
Yesterday

Wish more people were not only concerned with how we treat the elderly, ill, and infirm, but actually did something about it. Taking the lead on building a better society is the President’s job, but that was before Reagan.

“The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help.”

Ms. Toad

(38,909 posts)
14. Two years old fake news. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 11:15 PM
Thursday
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/fact-check-trump-wasnt-sitting-on-towel-during-fox-news-interview-heres-what-youre-actually-seeing-175600245.html

The image did not document an interview conducted in June 2026, but rather a "Fox & Friends" appearance Trump made in 2024. Video of that appearance shows the dark material beneath and beside Trump was not a towel or mat. It was the lower portion of his suit jacket. We have therefore rated the image miscaptioned.


Full explanation at link, with additional stills from the interview.

Kid Berwyn

(25,505 posts)
18. Thanks for straightening it out.
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 09:02 AM
Yesterday

Not like I was writing a demand for a retraction from The Mirror.

GenThePerservering

(4,097 posts)
16. Sorry folks, but those are coat skirts
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 01:53 AM
Yesterday

he wears single-vented suit jackets and is a big slob so doesn't even know how to sit properly, so probably yanks them out when he sits. I've seen it before (I'm in the apparel industry).

Kid Berwyn

(25,505 posts)
20. Possible, but unlikely.
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 09:07 AM
Yesterday

1. Different coloration.
2. Neatly folded.

Asshole wears same blue suit. “Tails” or towel looks black.
Asshole hasn’t folded his clothes since the day he left military school.

LessAspin

(2,119 posts)
22. Fox News shielding Trump's 'tortured psyche' by ignoring 'sparse crowd'
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 10:16 AM
23 hrs ago

Fox is doing the "Lord's" work in shielding Trump's tortured psyche and shielding their couch from Trump's tortured diaper

Fox News shielding Trump's 'tortured psyche' by ignoring 'sparse crowd'

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