Fact Check

Trump Wished DeSantis 'Happy Pride Month' Using Homophobic Slur?

"Happy PRIDE MONTH to the 'Governor' of Florida," the post allegedly began.

by Alex Kasprak, Published June 3, 2024


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Claim:
On the social platform Truth Social, former U.S. President Donald Trump posted "Happy PRIDE MONTH to the 'Governor' of Florida, Ron DeF*****."
Rating:
False

About this rating


In June 2024, a year-old claim about former U.S. President Donald Trump using a homophobic slur to wish Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis a happy Pride Month went viral a second time:

 

Others on X posted this same text, purportedly from a post on Trump's social media platform Truth Social, without the alleged screenshot:

These posts share or reference a fake screenshot that went viral in June 2023. Trump never made this statement, and it was never posted on Truth Social. When Snopes first reported on this claim, the only Google result for the text contained in the alleged post was to iFunny, a website that collects and archives internet memes. That post has since been removed.

The post never appeared on Trump's profile and does not exist in any archived format. For these reasons, we rate this claim as "False."


By Alex Kasprak

Alex Kasprak is an investigative journalist and science writer reporting on scientific misinformation, online fraud, and financial crime.


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