Donald Trump Jr. is once again making headlines for a social media post that left many people stunned — this time, for boasting about his father’s genitals. The president’s 47-year-old son re-posted a message from conservative podcaster Adam Carolla that compared his 79-year-old father’s supposed “balls” to political rivals. Carolla’s post read, “The real Trump ballroom is the room he gives his balls in comparison to the leg crossing pussies like California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former President Barack Obama.” The post featured side-by-side images of Trump sitting with open legs and his rivals sitting with crossed ones.
Trump Jr.’s repost ignited backlash across social media, where many called it crude and juvenile. The fixation isn’t new. Trump Jr. has previously joked about genital comparisons between himself and his father, and the president once infamously defended the size of his penis during a 2016 Republican debate. However, adult film star Stormy Daniels, who claims to have had an affair with the president, has said his anatomy is “smaller than average.” For LGBTQ audiences already wary of Trump’s machismo politics, this latest post feels like another example of the family’s obsession with toxic masculinity.
