A video has gone viral of President Donald Trump meeting with towering Florida Gators basketball star Olivier Rioux, and the size difference is mind-blowing.
Donald Trump welcomed the Gators to the White House on Wednesday, six weeks after their thrilling 65-63 victory over the Houston Cougars in the men’s basketball national championship game.
Margo Martin, a Special Assistant to the President and Communications Advisor, shared a video of the 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux walking over to meet the president at his desk. Trump called him “a beautiful-looking guy,” and said “it’s great” to be that tall.
President @realDonaldTrump meets Olivier Rioux, 7-foot-9 Florida Gators basketball player! 🏀🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/cH2eB2XfGf
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) May 21, 2025
A native of Terrebonne, Quebec, Rioux attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida before committing to the Gators’ program. Rioux, who led Canada to bronze at the FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup last year, redshirted in his first collegiate season.
There’s widespread debate about President Donald Trump’s actual height. His medical exam listed him at 6-foot-3 and 224 pounds, but that’s practically the size and frame of an NFL linebacker.
In March, Martin also posted a photo of the President meeting with Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins. The latter is listed at 6-foot-3 in height, and he’s notably taller than Trump in this photo:
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#18 🤝#47 pic.twitter.com/3n3rCs4MFO
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) March 7, 2025
Since launching his first presidential campaign in 2015, fact-checkers have counted Trump telling tens of thousands of lies. That reared its ugly head when he spread plenty of misinformation during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, so of course the President wouldn’t be afraid to lie about his real height.
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