TL;DR

  • Trump joked about having a “threesome” with Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump during a speech in North Dakota.
  • The comment came at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library dedication while he discussed Medal of Honor recipients.
  • The clip spread online and drew criticism, including claims that he was reading from a teleprompter.

Donald Trump has sparked attention after making a sexual joke about Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump during a speech at the dedication of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota.

The US president spoke on Tuesday 1 July while discussing the Medal of Honor, the country’s highest military award. He noted that only two father-and-son pairs have received it: Theodore Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt Jr, and Arthur MacArthur and Douglas MacArthur.

Donald Trump and his sons, Eric and Donald Jr

With his two eldest sons seated in the audience, Trump then turned the moment into a joke about himself and them.

“As I see my two beautiful sons sitting there, I think I’m going to give one to myself, one to them, and we’ll have a threesome, OK?”

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He continued by saying he would award his sons the medal “for their genius at hunting” and reserve one for himself for “taking on Russia, Russia, Russia”, before adding: “No, I’m only kidding.”

Footage of the remark spread quickly on social media after the event. The clip also drew criticism online, including comments calling Trump “the most corrupt President” and pointing out that he was speaking from a teleprompter.

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The remarks add to the long trail of attention around Trump’s public improvisations, but no further official response was included in the source report.

What happened

  • Trump made the joke on Tuesday 1 July.
  • The remarks came during the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library dedication in Medora, North Dakota.
  • Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump were in the audience.
  • Trump was discussing Medal of Honor history when he made the comment.

Why it matters

The episode is primarily a political and media story, but it also shows how public comments by major political figures can rapidly spread online and trigger backlash. For LGBTQ readers, the wider relevance lies less in the content of the joke than in the way high-profile rhetoric can shape the tone of public discourse.

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