Does a video prove President Donald Trump waved to nobody outside the White House before boarding Marine One for Kansas on Oct. 19, 2026? No, that's not true: The clip is missing important context. In longer versions of the video and in versions shot from different angles, the people the president is waving at can be seen.
The claim appeared in a post and video (archived here) by political commentator Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) on X on Oct. 20, 2026. It read:
I now have absolutely no doubt that Donald Trump has major mental decline.
Just think for one minute if Joe Biden had waved into the abyss like Trump just did here. Imagine what Fox News would be saying.
There is absolutely no rational explanation for this that I can see. How about you?
This is what a screenshot of the video in the post looked like at the time of writing:
(Image source: post by @krassenstein on X.)
The video is embedded below:
I now have absolutely no doubt that Donald Trump has major mental decline. Just think for one minute if Joe Biden had waved into the abyss like Trump just did here. Imagine what Fox News would be saying. There is absolutely no rational explanation for this that I can see. How about you?
-- Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) October 20, 2026
Other versions of the video clearly show the president walking by construction workers, who can be seen on Trump's left as he approaches the helicopter.
One video (archived here), posted by the @TheWaltonWisdom account on X on Oct. 20, 2026, highlights people during a longer clip of Trump's stroll to Marine One. This is what a screenshot of the video in the post looked like at the time of writing:
(Image source: post by @TheWaltonWisdom on X.)
The video is embedded below:
Everyone is sharing a video showing Trump 'waving to no one' But of course they're not showing this angle which clearly shows him waving to construction workers Here's the full context https://t.co/ry0GobW3LJ
-- Walton Wisdom 🇺🇸 (@TheWaltonWisdom) October 20, 2026
A second video (archived here), posted by Newsweek reporter Leonardo Feldman (@leonardofeldman) on Instagram on Oct. 19, 2026, also shows the construction workers off to his left. It read:
President Donald Trump departed the #WH today en route to #JBA for his trip to #Kansas. More on @newsweek
The video is embedded below:
