A photo of President Donald Trump supposedly “working through the weekend” has sparked confusion and a flood of online reactions.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) posted four photos on X, formerly Twitter, Saturday. “Working through the weekend with President Donald J. Trump,” Mullin wrote. “It’s always an honor to be in the Oval Office — I never take this opportunity to serve Oklahoma for granted. 🇺🇸”
The images show Mullin and Trump in the Oval Office, appearing to discuss documents and work on official business. But critics quickly noticed strange details in one particular photo.
Working through the weekend with President Donald J. Trump.
It’s always an honor to be in the Oval Office— I never take this opportunity to serve Oklahoma for granted. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/x2M0EvuBcR
— Markwayne Mullin (@SenMullin) November 8, 2025
On Trump’s desk, piles of paper seemed to be large printouts of his social media posts. Arrows in some online posts highlighted the documents, showing screenshots of Trump’s own posts scattered across the desk.
In another detail that caught attention, Trump is seen handing Mullin a piece of paper — which appears to be a graph that the president had autographed for the senator.
Adding to the unusual scene, a gold-framed mirror in the corner reflects Stephen Miller, giving the image a slightly eerie, staged look. Social media users compared the photo to a “set piece,” noting the odd arrangement of papers, props, and reflections.
Don’t forget all the cow/calf graphs he has to sign! pic.twitter.com/donJynXoUc
— Bike Mayor of the Lumpenproletariat كاحسخ (@cathasach4bikes) November 9, 2025
And the Steven miller jump scare. pic.twitter.com/u9SFw0KQew
— Puppybrother (@puppybrother12) November 9, 2025
Critics also pointed out a bigger problem: the official schedule shows Trump left Washington, D.C., on Friday to attend a party at his Palm Beach, Florida, golf club, Mar-a-Lago. If that timeline is correct, it would have been impossible for him to be in the Oval Office on Saturday, the day Mullin posted the photos.
Trump is at Mar-a-Lago you idiot
— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) November 8, 2025
Trump is at Mar-a-Lago golfing and partying with the president of Argentina — the same leader to whom he just handed $40 billion in U.S. taxpayer money.
You must really hate your followers to lie to them like this.
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) November 8, 2025
Large font tweets/ truth social posts.
A cup with no coaster.
Tweet timing to pretend they’re working.If Obama or Biden EVER did this, it would have launched 100,000 investigations.
The complicity of the media is part of the problem. https://t.co/XNIq6nzOtX
— @DrBritWilliams on 🦋sky (@DrBritWilliams) November 9, 2025
Left-leaning X users were quick to call out the discrepancy.
Despite the weekend controversy, Trump did return to Washington by Sunday. He made a brief appearance for the press at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland and later attended a Commanders game, making a showy entrance that drew both cheers and eye rolls online.
Featured image via X screengrab
