President Donald Trump posted a photograph of an unidentified blond woman on his Truth Social account the night before Father’s Day, calling her a “great daughter” — a message that prompted widespread speculation over the woman’s identity over the weekend.
The post, which appeared to have been taken at Camp David and featured a woman speaking on a landline phone, was not a picture of either of Trump’s known daughters, Ivanka or Tiffany Trump. The confusion highlighted another instance of the president’s unconventional social media use.
Trump wrote: “Great daughter. My Honor!!! President DJT.” The image showed a blond woman on a landline phone, suggesting the photograph was not recent. The background was Camp David, the presidential retreat where Trump spent the weekend, and the furnishings in the image date to the Clinton era, according to The Guardian.
Online speculation about the woman’s identity included suggestions that she might be Aissa Wayne, the daughter of actor John Wayne. That theory was not confirmed. The woman was tentatively identified as Margo Catsimatidis, a one-time associate of the Clinton family and the wife of supermarket magnate and Trump supporter John Catsimatidis.
It was unclear whether Trump was referring to Margo Catsimatidis or to her daughter, Andrea Catsimatidis, who leads the Manhattan Republican Party and attended Trump’s birthday cage fight at the White House last week. MSI previously reported on the president’s 80th birthday events and the questions over his health that have persisted.
Confirmation of a sort came when Andrea Catsimatidis responded to the post. “Thank you Mr President!” she wrote. “Thank you for inviting me to your birthday party, it was an amazing tribute filled with so much American pride. And thank you for everything you are doing for America!” The response was deliberately phrased to make the initial post seem part of a rational conversation, according to The Guardian.
The post came as US negotiators were attempting to patch up a collapsing peace deal, according to The Guardian.