Snopes: Investigating claim Trump laughingly agreed with being called a 'sexual predator' on 'Howard Stern Show'

A video authentically shows U.S. President Donald Trump jocularly mouthing the words "It's true" or "That's true" after someone says he's a sexual predator during a 2006 appearance on "The Howard Stern Show."

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A rumor that circulated online in July 2025 claimed a video showed U.S. President Donald Trump jocularly mouthing the words "It's true" or "That's true" after someone says he's a sexual predator during a 2006 appearance on "The Howard Stern Show."

Users shared the old clip from the longtime SiriusXM satellite radio show amid renewed interest in Trump's connections to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Trump's past filled with numerous women alleging sexual impropriety on his part, and authentic pictures and a video showing Trump with the deceased financier, as well as more photos of Trump with Epstein's associate, convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. In a magazine article from 2002, Trump called Epstein a "terrific guy," and added, "It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side."

As an example of users sharing the video, on July 15, an X user posted (archived) the clip with the imprinted caption, "Trump says, 'That's true,' when accused of being a sexual predator on Howard Stern, 2006." The post received more than 1 million views, and featured a text caption asking of Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr., also present for the interview, "What exactly is so funny about your dad being a sexual predator?" The end of the video displays the words, "He literally muttered the words 'that's true,'" then shows a zoomed-in view of Trump allegedly making the remark.

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