Did Donald Trump Jr. Just Quietly Shade Joe Biden-With a Picture of His Kids?
While everyone was busy talking about the Josh Hokit and Michelle Obama UFC Freedom 250 incident, no one seemed to notice Donald Trump Jr. slyly shade former PresidentJoe Biden. That is, other than a few eagle-eyed social media users.
On Saturday, President Donald Trump's eldest son posted a series of family photos on Instagram. While he stacked the carousel with playful pics featuring four of his five kiddos (and new wife Bettina Trump) enjoying the pre-fight festivities, Don Jr. also quietly slipped in a dig against the former POTUS.
The post starts with a sweet snapshot of the whole gang in front of "the Claw." If you move on to the next pic, you'll see Trump Jr.'s two youngest children (13-year-old Spencer and 12-year-old Chloe) at the White House, smiling in front of an ornate framed photo and two bronze plaques. Nothing major to see here, right? Wrong.
Even though on the surface it looks like any other pic a parent might snap of their kids, this one has a special meaning. Zoom in, and you'll see that they're standing with their grandfather's famous "Presidential Walk of Fame" Joe Biden autopen picture and plaques.
Most of the comments on Trump Jr.'s post applauded the current First Family, and one even said, "Love this portrait of Biden's autopen." But others had a very different view.
Other commenters added, "So rude and disrespectful to President Joe Biden," and, "Joe Biden was not the worst POTUS in American history, and your father is foolish to believe it."
Of course, this isn't the first time that Trump's son has thrown shade at the Bidens-or vice versa. Back in April, Hunter Biden announced that YouTuber Andrew Callaghan wanted to set up a cage match between the two families, posting on Instagram, "I think he's trying to organize a cage match, me versus Eric and Don Jr. Um, I told him I'd do it. 100% in if he can pull it off."
While a cage match did happen at the White House (UFC Freedom 250), it wasn't between the Bidens and the Trumps. Eric Trump and Don. Jr. did not accept Hunter's invitation to duke it out in the ring. Of course, that hasn't stopped the war of words or, in this case, social media shade.
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This story was originally published June 16, 2026 at 6:08 PM.