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| - In January 2025, a video began circulating online that allegedly showed U.S. President Donald Trump signing an executive order that banned "grown men" from wearing skinny jeans.
The footage also featured a
In the clip, a man can be heard briefing Trump on the document in front of him, saying: "And lastly, sir, we have an executive order demanding that grown men stop wearing skinny jeans."
Trump then responds: "That's a big one, huh? Lot of people are waiting for this for a long, for years, for decades."
The video spread across multiple platforms including Facebook (archived, archived, archived), X (archived, archived), Instagram (archived, archived), Threads and YouTube.
Hulsey also confirmed to a commenter on the video that it was not real, saying: "Real as a unicorn."
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Google and Bing search results produced no evidence of Trump signing an executive order banning men from wearing skinny jeans. Likewise, no credible news outlets reported on such a story.
Hulsey also posted another YouTube Short, reusing the same format to falsely suggest that Trump had banned "grown men" from wearing the shoe brand Crocs.
On Jan. 24, 2025, the official White House YouTube channel posted a full and legitimate video of Trump signing executive orders. At the
Trump's reaction — where he said that people had been waiting "for years, for decades" for this directive — is used in the edited video about skinny jeans.
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