Trump hit by ‘reality check’ as White House unwittingly exposes his true height: report

President Donald Trump has long claimed to stand 6-foot-3, a figure that’s been supported by his personal physician and listed as his official height — but a video shared by his own White House Sunday night appeared to contradict those claims entirely, The Daily Beast reported.

Trump attended the World Cup final held Sunday at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Following Spain’s victory over Argentina, the president shook hands with Rodrigo Hernández Cascante – known as Rodri – who was named a “key figure” in Spain’s run to the World Cup title.

Rodri is also listed as standing 6-foot-3, but in a video shared by the White House’s “Rapid Response 47” X account, Trump is clearly seen to be several inches shorter than the soccer star.

“While Trump, 80, congratulated the Golden Ball recipient after Spain’s FIFA World Cup win against Argentina, the president received a reality check when it came to his supposed height,” The Daily Beast’s report reads. “The White House did not immediately comment on the Daily Beast’s request for comment on the height contradiction.”

Trump has claimed to be 6-foot-3 as far back as 1999 when he told Maureen Dowd of the Times he photographs “short,” and that he’s actually “6 foot 3.” In 2016, he again cited his height when pressed on the matter by then-GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio.

Trump’s official White House physicals from both 2018 and 2025 list him as being 6-foot-3, but a number of photographs of him standing next to tall figures have continued to raise doubts as to the president’s true height.

Last month, a photograph of Trump standing beside Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), who stands at 6-foot-4, showed the Republican senator towering over the president by what appeared to be several inches. A recent photograph of Trump standing beside his own daughter-in-law Lara Trump also raised doubts as to the president’s supposed height.

.@POTUS congratulates Spain captain Rodri on winning the 2026 @FIFAWorldCup Golden Ball award pic.twitter.com/qle8N0HQ3l — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 19, 2026