Itโs been a rough week for Donald Trump โ and the internet isnโt making it any easier.
The former president has long been mocked for his iconic hair and unmistakable orange glow, but now heโs getting dragged for something even more bizarre: his iPhone lock screen.
Of all the things to go viral this weekโฆ itโsย Donald Trumpโsย phone lock screen. So, what does the former president have as his wallpaper? Hint: itโsย veryย on brand.
The man who many claims is running the free world has a photo ofย himselfย as his lock screen. Not his kids. Not his wife. Just Trump โ in all his glory, pointing dramatically toward the camera.
The moment went viral after sharp-eyed social media users spotted the screen as Trump stepped off Air Force One on May 30. A Reuters photo caught the exact moment, and online sleuths quickly zoomed in. The image? A solo Trump in his signature pose, a photo that traces back to 2019 during his first term.
Reuters snapped a photo of Trumpโs Lock Screen on his iPhone last night.
Goes hard. pic.twitter.com/TpyuIRZTXn
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) May 31, 2025
Reactions online were immediate โ and brutal.
โTrumpโs lock screen was spotted on his phone last nightโand it was a photo of himself. Is that not one of the most narcissistic, self-absorbed things youโve ever seen??? Not his family, not his kids, but himself. Wtfโฆ,โย one user wrote.
โTrump having a photo of himself on his lock screen is the Trumpiest thing ever,โ another said.
โTrump actually has his own image as his phoneโs screen saver. What a narcissistic pathetic loser. Says so much,โ a third weighed in.
The account Republicans Against Trump also had plenty to say:
โDonald Trumpโs iPhone lock screen was spotted over the weekend. Yep, itโs a photo of himself. Of course it is.โ
Elon Muskโs fury
While the lock screen moment might be a silly distraction, it comes at a time when Trump is already facing serious political heat โ and even his former tech-world ally Elon Musk isย turning up the pressure.
Musk, once seen as a powerful behind-the-scenes Trump supporter, unloaded on the president after Trumpโs massive $4 trillion debt limit bill passed the House.
โIโm sorry, but I just canโt stand it anymore,โ Muskย wroteย on June 3 on X.
โThis massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.โ
Muskย didnโt stop there โ he threatened toย โfireโย anyone who backed the bill and called it a national disgrace. For Trump, it marked one of the loudest rebukes yet from a former ally with serious influence.
Amid the backlash, the image of Trump proudly sporting his own face as his wallpaper has become the perfect symbol of the weekโs chaos โ and maybe even of the man himself.
As one user on X put it best:
โThe most on-brand thing that ever on-branded. Trumpโs lock screen is, of course, a picture of Trump.โ
