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A video of President Donald Trump\u2019s granddaughter, Kai Trump, posing on an airport runway with military helicopters in the background circulated widely this week after an X account framed it as a \u201cwar selfie.\u201d<\/p>\n
The post quickly spread across social media and sparked outrage from viewers who believed it was tied to the current military action in Iran.<\/p>\n
But the clip was actually posted by the 18-year-old weeks earlier, and critics and fact-checkers quickly pointed out that the timeline did not match the unfolding events.<\/p>\n
Misleading repost fuels backlash against Kai Trump<\/p>\n
The controversy appeared to begin after the X account @HustleBitch_ reposted the clip and described it as a viral \u201cselfie video\u201d filmed in front of \u201cU.S. war machines.\u201d<\/p>\n
The post read, \u201c<\/p>\n
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KAI TRUMP GOES VIRAL FOR FILMING SELFIES WITH U.S. WAR MACHINES BEHIND HER. Kai Trump posted a selfie video, but people quickly noticed what was happening behind her.\u201d<\/p>\n
The tweet continued, \u201cMultiple U.S. military helicopters parked in the background. The clip is spreading online as viewers point out the timing.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the short TikTok<\/a>, the teen filmed herself in selfie portrait mode. She slowly spun in place while smiling at the camera. Meanwhile, a large military-style aircraft sat on the runway behind her.<\/p>\n The video\u2019s caption simply read, \u201cNew video out now<\/p>\n \u203c<\/p>\n \u201d It did not mention the aircraft or the location, or even what she was doing there.<\/p>\n However, the repost framed the clip as a current event, causing viewers to connect it to the escalating conflict in Iran, and claim she was glorifying war for likes<\/a>.<\/p>\n U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran began on Feb. 28, 2026, and several high-ranking Iranian officials, including Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, were killed.<\/p>\n Additionally, at least 165 schoolgirls were killed, and many others were injured at a girls\u2019 elementary school in southern Iran by the U.S. and Israel\u2019s joint action. Six U.S. soldiers were reportedly killed as well.<\/p>\n Critics called the video insensitive, while others pointed out misinformation<\/p>\n Soon after the reposted video spread, people criticized Kai Trump. Several commenters focused on the optics of posing near military aircraft.<\/p>\n @pinky75705848<\/a> tweeted, \u201cIt\u2019s just [a] reminder that she\u2019s 18 and of legal age to sign up to serve her country. She doesn\u2019t need to take photos, she can actually participate in the action.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo one in Trump\u2019s family has ever served\u2026and Trump called Veterans Suckers and Losers,\u201d @GetMadaboutit<\/a> commented. \u201cI\u2019m so sick of this fake greedy self servings family they make me sick<\/p>\n \ufffd\ufffd<\/p>\n \u201d<\/p>\n Others responded more bluntly, like @hasanthehun<\/a>, who wrote, \u201cdraft her a** too idgaf.\u201d<\/p>\n However, several people on social media quickly corrected the narrative. They pointed out that the video did not relate to the Iran conflict at all.<\/p>\n One X user claimed<\/a>, \u201cNothing to do with war. This was how she flew to the college football national championship back in January.\u201d<\/p>\n In fact, Kai originally posted the TikTok<\/a> on Jan. 25, 2026. The video reached more than 3.8 million views on the platform. Even so, the clip continued to circulate on X as if it were recent, despite efforts to correct the spread of misinformation.<\/p>\n The internet is chaotic\u2014but we\u2019ll break it down for you in one daily email. Sign up for the Daily Dot\u2019s newsletter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\u203c\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2f936637f7bdf28a9b9093e2615046f5.jpeg\"\/)
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