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President Donald Trump paused a busy day in the Oval Office to greet visiting children, hand out small gifts and say, “My name is Donald,” in a sweet moment captured and posted online by communications adviser Margot Martin.
The short clip, viewed hundreds of thousands of times within hours of its release, struck a lighter note during a busy news cycle as the government shutdown ends, giving both supporters and critics a glimpse of a softer side of the president.
The video received nearly 500,000 views within two hours of being posted on Martin X's account. Martin often shares behind-the-scenes footage of Trump that can't be seen anywhere else.
In the video, a voiceover says, “He wants to know your name.”
President Trump gave keepsakes to Salena Zito's grandchildren Thursday when they stopped by the Oval Office to say hello. (@MargoMartin47 via X)
The president then responded with a grin: “My name is Donald.”
In the video, Trump offers challenge coins to children who are the grandchildren of journalist Salena Zito. The White House told Fox News Digital that the children stopped by to say hello.
The video is the latest in a series of sweet moments Trump has shared with some of his youngest supporters, including coloring with children during an Easter roll earlier this year. He is grandfather of eleven grandchildren.
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President Trump praised the children, saying they were “so cute” in a viral video from the Oval Office. (@MargoMartin47 via X)
“She said yes – she's smart,” Trump laughs in the video, before adding with a grin: “She's so sweet.”
One commenter said under the video: “This is grandpa doing grandpa things,” while another added that “kindness goes beyond politics,” adding a folded hands emoji.
Moments like these regularly dominate social media, as viral interactions caught on camera can break through the news cycle and provide enormous digital reach to the White House.
The president also offered the children White House pens during their impromptu visit on Thursday. (@MargoMartin47 via X)
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The video ended with the president offering pens to Zito's grandchildren: “Okay, do you need a pen?” asked President Trump. “One of them. One, two, three.”
