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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(136,950 posts)
Wed May 6, 2026, 01:42 PM 3 hrs ago

Trump Sparks Social Media Backlash After Telling a Little Girl She Is too Short For Volleyball

A White House ceremony meant to celebrate America’s most physically active young people somehow turned into one of those “did that really just happen?” moments.

During the Presidential Physical Fitness Youth Challenge signing ceremony in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump told a young girl, in front of a room full of people, that her height would stop her from ever playing volleyball. Yes, at an event literally designed to hype kids up.

The exchange was caught on video and quickly made its rounds across multiple channels. What should have been a wholesome, gold-star kind of day took a sharp detour into viral clip territory. And that was only the beginning of how strange things got.




The girl at the center of the moment has not been publicly identified, but she was among several kids invited to the South Lawn to play sports in celebration of the initiative's announcement. So we’re talking proud parents, big smiles, and a once-in-a-lifetime Oval Office visit. When she mentioned she liked volleyball, the conversation could have gone in a dozen encouraging directions. But it did not.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-sparks-social-media-backlash-141458061.html

So what? Trump is too stupid to be president but that hasn't stopped him.
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Trump Sparks Social Media Backlash After Telling a Little Girl She Is too Short For Volleyball (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 3 hrs ago OP
🍊 fool BlueWaveNeverEnd 3 hrs ago #1
I just imagined Barack Obama or Joe Biden in that situation. It melted my cold cold heart. Walleye 3 hrs ago #2
Me, too! Obama or Biden would have encouraged her! Neither of them would EVER say something like that! CTyankee 1 hr ago #21
What effing stoopid unfit parent Faux pas 3 hrs ago #3
I was thinking the same thing PatSeg 2 hrs ago #12
Add me to another parent who was thinking the same thing, too. hamsterjill 1 hr ago #20
He's also too mean to be a good president. Biophilic 3 hrs ago #4
Our Idiot President at wor again LogDog75 3 hrs ago #5
There are plenty of short girls in volleyball TheDemsshouldhireme 1 hr ago #28
He reminds me of my granfather on my dad's side sboatcar 3 hrs ago #6
He should invite Spud Webb to the White House and tell him he's too short to play basketball. jls4561 2 hrs ago #7
Or Nate Robinson Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 2 hrs ago #8
Or Muggsy Bogues, all-time shortest NBA player at 5'3" Seinan Sensei 1 hr ago #18
Just be thankful that POS didn't try to demonstrate by spiking a volleyball into her face. tanyev 2 hrs ago #9
Too bad she couldn't say, "Yup, I'm short for now, yorkster 2 hrs ago #10
If only! calimary 1 hr ago #22
Be thankful he's only thinking of volley ball. republianmushroom 2 hrs ago #11
Well the orange assclown is too unhealthy to live. Crowman2009 2 hrs ago #13
So he doesn't know that children are still growing? nuxvomica 2 hrs ago #14
my thought exactly! she's what, 8? Geechie 1 hr ago #17
Well, enigmas never age, have you noticed that? meadowlander 1 hr ago #24
Likely he thinks they are adult sized by the time they start walking Attilatheblond 1 hr ago #32
I hope that stage left 2 hrs ago #15
I'm sorry. This made me think of another little girl who was slapped by trump erronis 2 hrs ago #16
At least he didn't say that she is just his type. Chakaconcarne 1 hr ago #19
There are setters in volleyball. Mblaze 1 hr ago #23
. . .and LIBEROs in indoor volleyball DinahMoeHum 20 min ago #40
One of the Ole Miss players in March Madness 2026 is only 5'4"... 3catwoman3 1 hr ago #25
Time to remove the TU from POTUS and refer to him more appropriately. OGBuzz 1 hr ago #26
He's like a senile perverted old grandpa. His staff should dissuade people from bringing children around him. ChicagoTeamster 1 hr ago #27
Who lets kids be around even an alleged pedophile? n/t flvegan 1 hr ago #29
He's an ignorant son of a bitch BeneteauBum 1 hr ago #30
Those who can't jump should shut up and watch those who can. /nt bucolic_frolic 1 hr ago #31
I suspect Donny T-Bone-Head has an inferiority complex IbogaProject 1 hr ago #33
Says Mr. Shortfingers and Wicked Blue 1 hr ago #34
Mere thoughtlessness or pure malice? Grokenstein 55 min ago #35
Well, she's not too young to learn that... WestMichRad 52 min ago #36
Why is a pedophile allowed to be so close to a young girl? Rhiagel 43 min ago #37
Somebody needs to tell Donnie Dave Id 42 min ago #38
Dear Yahoo person...ummmm Gaytano70 23 min ago #39
Guess he has never heard of the libero genxlib 19 min ago #41

Walleye

(45,289 posts)
2. I just imagined Barack Obama or Joe Biden in that situation. It melted my cold cold heart.
Wed May 6, 2026, 01:45 PM
3 hrs ago

Yeah, jerk, better get started telling the little girl she’s inferior.

CTyankee

(68,386 posts)
21. Me, too! Obama or Biden would have encouraged her! Neither of them would EVER say something like that!
Wed May 6, 2026, 03:30 PM
1 hr ago

This just gets me furious! I feel so sorry for that little girl! She's just a kid and the POTUS sez she's not tall enough!

Faux pas

(16,499 posts)
3. What effing stoopid unfit parent
Wed May 6, 2026, 01:54 PM
3 hrs ago

would let their daughter within a million miles of the perv in chief? Oh wait, maybe she's a gift for him.

PatSeg

(53,395 posts)
12. I was thinking the same thing
Wed May 6, 2026, 02:50 PM
2 hrs ago

I wouldn't allow any child or grandchild of mine anywhere near that monster. Dad has now created a memorable moment for his lovely daughter, but not necessarily a good one. Trump around any children just makes me cringe.

hamsterjill

(17,720 posts)
20. Add me to another parent who was thinking the same thing, too.
Wed May 6, 2026, 03:25 PM
1 hr ago

I realize that these kids would find it exciting to see the White House, etc., but if that had been MY daughter, I would have had my "piggy" ass in between that pedo and her every second of any interaction.

Biophilic

(6,645 posts)
4. He's also too mean to be a good president.
Wed May 6, 2026, 01:55 PM
3 hrs ago

On top of that it was a perfect opportunity for him to slam down on a female. He rarely misses any of them.

LogDog75

(1,351 posts)
5. Our Idiot President at wor again
Wed May 6, 2026, 01:56 PM
3 hrs ago

The little girl lies to play volleyball. What the Orange Turd doesn't understand is you don't have to be tall to play or be good at volleyball. Like many people, he focuses on height when in fact most of the play is from those on the back line and the setter who don't need to be tall. In the 80s, my girlfriend played volleyball on the base team in a inter-service tournament and was named the MVP of the tournament. She was about 5'6" and was the setter but played the back line and was a good server.

Instead of dashing the little girls love of the game he should have encouraged her by asking her what position(s) she played and what she likes about the game.

28. There are plenty of short girls in volleyball
Wed May 6, 2026, 03:53 PM
1 hr ago

Laney Choboy is 5'3 for the team that was ranked no.1 for most of of last year into the playoffs, Nebraska. You dont have to be tall to be the Libero.

sboatcar

(863 posts)
6. He reminds me of my granfather on my dad's side
Wed May 6, 2026, 01:59 PM
3 hrs ago

He would always say something awful to all his granddaughters, like "Wow, you sure have gotten fat since the last time I saw you" and think it was a funny joke.

jls4561

(3,251 posts)
7. He should invite Spud Webb to the White House and tell him he's too short to play basketball.
Wed May 6, 2026, 02:11 PM
2 hrs ago

Spud should show him the video of his winning the NBA dunk contest

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8Tg8rC6420E

then tell him to shut up about sports. And women!

Seinan Sensei

(1,619 posts)
18. Or Muggsy Bogues, all-time shortest NBA player at 5'3"
Wed May 6, 2026, 03:18 PM
1 hr ago

Or 24 yr old current player Yuki Kawamura at 5’8”

Trump, on the other hand, might be the Orangest player ever to play Beanbag Baseball at the local Senior Center

yorkster

(3,922 posts)
10. Too bad she couldn't say, "Yup, I'm short for now,
Wed May 6, 2026, 02:40 PM
2 hrs ago

but I'll grow up and you never will, Asshole".

Crowman2009

(3,581 posts)
13. Well the orange assclown is too unhealthy to live.
Wed May 6, 2026, 02:56 PM
2 hrs ago

He's one foot in the grave and not even healthy enough to play checkers.

Attilatheblond

(9,161 posts)
32. Likely he thinks they are adult sized by the time they start walking
Wed May 6, 2026, 03:55 PM
1 hr ago

He has admitted his kids' mothers raised them. He only spent time with Ivanka because.... well, you know.

erronis

(24,380 posts)
16. I'm sorry. This made me think of another little girl who was slapped by trump
Wed May 6, 2026, 03:03 PM
2 hrs ago

when he wanted to force her to give oral sex.

I know these are tremendously different cases/circumstances, but that bastard is still the same bastard.

3catwoman3

(29,715 posts)
25. One of the Ole Miss players in March Madness 2026 is only 5'4"...
Wed May 6, 2026, 03:47 PM
1 hr ago

...and he was a walk-on, no less - Cam Brent.

For someone who cannot abide to hear anything negative said about him, he sure has no trouble dishing out critical comments. TSF has absolutely no redeeming qualities.

ChicagoTeamster

(1,183 posts)
27. He's like a senile perverted old grandpa. His staff should dissuade people from bringing children around him.
Wed May 6, 2026, 03:52 PM
1 hr ago

BeneteauBum

(704 posts)
30. He's an ignorant son of a bitch
Wed May 6, 2026, 03:54 PM
1 hr ago

He doesn’t know the importance of a libero or setter. Their quickness is as much an asset as height in hitters/blockers. Effing idiot……and to demean a kid!

Peace ☮️

IbogaProject

(6,041 posts)
33. I suspect Donny T-Bone-Head has an inferiority complex
Wed May 6, 2026, 04:01 PM
1 hr ago

I think he knows he is "short" somewhere and has to deflect that self realization by denigrating women and being all about fake ways of feeling better about himself.

Makes me think of that song Shorty the Pimp.

Grokenstein

(6,403 posts)
35. Mere thoughtlessness or pure malice?
Wed May 6, 2026, 04:08 PM
55 min ago

Does it even matter? Every single opportunity he gets, he will say the stupidest thing imaginable, then smirk proudly because he is such a Clever Boy.

Rhiagel

(1,868 posts)
37. Why is a pedophile allowed to be so close to a young girl?
Wed May 6, 2026, 04:20 PM
43 min ago

Her parents should be ashamed of themselves.

Gaytano70

(1,266 posts)
39. Dear Yahoo person...ummmm
Wed May 6, 2026, 04:40 PM
23 min ago

When has "wholesome" or "gold star" EVER been associated with this vile bag of excrement?

genxlib

(6,157 posts)
41. Guess he has never heard of the libero
Wed May 6, 2026, 04:44 PM
19 min ago

They aren't even allowed to play high. They contribute playing defense. They are often on the smaller side.

Libero
The libero player was introduced internationally in 1998,[33] and made its debut for NCAA competition in 2002.[34] The libero is a player specialized in defensive skills: the libero must wear a contrasting jersey color from their teammates and cannot block or attack the ball when it is entirely above net height. When the ball is not in play, the libero can replace any back-row player, without prior notice to the officials. This replacement does not count against the substitution limit each team is allowed per set, although the libero may be replaced only by the player whom he or she replaced. Most U.S. high schools added the libero position from 2003 to 2005.
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