Photos Of Ivanka Trump Sitting On Dad Donald's Lap, Kissing Him Go Viral As #TrumpPedoFiles Trend
Photos of Donald Trump and a young Ivanka Trump deemed inappropriate by social media users have resurfaced and gone viral.
The hashtag "#TrumpPedoFiles" began trending on X, formerly Twitter, earlier this week after it emerged that the former president and current Republican presidential candidate's name was all over newly unsealed court documents of a Jeffrey Epstein-linked lawsuit. Trump was not charged in the case.
One viral post under the hashtag featured several throwback photos of a teenage Ivanka sitting on her dad's lap and kissing him on the cheek.
"It all makes sense now. [face vomiting emoji] #TrumpPedoFiles," read the caption of the photos, which have been viewed over 1 million times as of this writing.
One of the photos showed Ivanka sporting a miniskirt as she posed on a bed with her dad. In the image, the then-14-year-old hugged Trump and pressed a kiss on his cheek.
It all makes sense now. 🤮 #TrumpPedoFiles pic.twitter.com/AvBRXtorMx
— Banuelos (@banuelos082) July 9, 2024
According to Snopes, the picture was part of a photoshoot featured in a 1995 issue of InStyle magazine.
Another snap, published by Getty Images, showed a 15-year-old Ivanka sitting on her father's lap as they watched a Beach Boys concert at their Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida in 1996.
In a third image, Trump could be seen embracing his daughter and kissing her hair as they posed for a photo inside a car.
Another photo, taken in 1996 as well, showed Ivanka leaning against her dad while touching his face.
Hundreds of X users weighed in on the photos of Trump and Ivanka in the comments section of the viral post, with many describing them as "creepy" and "sickening."
"Those are not appropriate poses for father and daughter," one commented. "None of us know except Donald and Ivanka, but those photos speak to a perverted sense of entitled touching."
Another comment claimed, "This is the way you pose for pics with your girlfriend...not your young daughter."
However, others insisted that there was nothing inappropriate about the father and daughter's interactions in the images.
"You see these pictures and you think it's what a pedophile does? I am a father of two girls, and nothing in any picture is inappropriate," one person commented.
"Be careful to not confuse normal affection with a daughter with pedophilia. Let's not go nuts. The comment he made about if she weren't his daughter was out of line, but these photos don't say anything but a loving father to me," another wrote.
While there is no evidence of any improper relationship between them, Trump has a history of making controversial comments about his eldest daughter, now 42.
During a 2006 appearance on "The View," the real estate mogul commented on Ivanka's body and suggested he would date the former teen model if they weren't father and daughter.
Asked how he would feel if Ivanka posed for Playboy, Trump responded, "It would be really disappointing -- not really -- but it would depend on what's inside the magazine," according to The Independent.
"I don't think Ivanka would do that, although she does have a very nice figure," he continued. "I've said if Ivanka weren't my daughter, perhaps I'd be dating her."
Trump also described Ivanka's body as "very voluptuous" during a 2006 interview on "The Howard Stern Show."
"She's actually always been very voluptuous," Trump said. "She's tall, she's almost 6 feet tall and she's been, she's an amazing beauty."
