Trump branded &x27;petulant child&x27; as his &x27;most beautiful&x27; aide posts video of him &x27;stealing&x27; award Averee Nelson Fri, July 31, 2026 at 12:50 PM UTC 1 Users on social media slammed Donald Trump when he walked off with the MSU football team's championship ring Credit:@MargoMartin47/x A video shared by Donald Trump’s “most beautiful” aide has been hit with backlash on social media after the president attempted to walk off with an award for Montana State’s national championship football team.
Trump branded 'petulant child' as his 'most beautiful' aide posts video of him 'stealing' award
Averee Nelson Fri, July 31, 2026 at 12:50 PM UTC
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Users on social media slammed Donald Trump when he walked off with the MSU football team's championship ring -Credit:@MargoMartin47/x
A video shared by Donald Trump’s “most beautiful” aide has been hit with backlash on social media after the president attempted to walk off with an award for Montana State’s national championship football team.
On Tuesday, Margo Martin, a special assistant to the president and communications advisor, shared a video on X of Trump, whose marriage to Melania is at its lowest point due to a 'disturbing' reason, meeting with the MSU football team, who were at the White House to celebrate their 2025 FCS national championship.
In the 21-second clip, Trump is spotted being handed one of the team’s championship rings. After observing the ring for a moment, Trump proceeded to turn around and walk away from the team, ring in hand. It comes after Karoline Leavitt accidentally humiliated Trump as critics asked about his 'diaper'.
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The players in front of him burst into laughter as he jokingly walked away with one of their championship rings.
Trump quickly returned the ring, as a player told him, “I got to take the top off, Mr. President.”
“What’s in there?” Trump asked as the player showed him how to remove the ring's top. The president patted the player on the arm before turning and walking away once more, this time without the award in his hand.
Martin captioned the video “@POTUS walks away with the Montana State University FCS National Championship ring.” Trump once branded his 31-year-old aide as “the most beautiful photographer in the world.”
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Critics of the president’s joking behavior flooded Trump’s aide’s comment section with disapproval of the moment. One user slammed the president, writing, “Trump still stealing awards he never earned? Petulant child.”
“Trump steals another award. Shocking,” another user wrote. A third wrote, “He stole another prize that didn’t belong to him.”
“A presidential souvenir from a college team? That ring belongs to the players, not to a politician,” said someone else on X.
Donald Trump once called Margo Martin “the most beautiful photographer in the world" -Credit:Getty Images
While the team presented the president with a customized MSU jersey, he wasn’t gifted a championship ring, and it appeared he was joking about taking the award for a brief moment.
This isn’t the first time Trump has faced controversy in relation to awards. At the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Trump appeared onstage at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey to present Chelsea with the championship medals with FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
Critics slammed Trump for one moment on stage when he was seen stashing one of the medals into the pocket of his suit jacket.
The New York Times reported at the time that Infantino had gifted him a winner’s medal. However, the moment still drew backlash, with viewers questioning why he took a medal.
It comes after disrespectful Trump was slammed for a 'disgusting' act during Lindsey Graham's funeral.
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Published: July 31, 2026 at 09:00AM on Source: PRIME TIME
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