Fact Check: Trump Wished DeSantis 'Happy Pride Month' Using Homophobic Slur?

Claim:

On the social platform Truth Social, former U.S. President Donald Trump posted "Happy PRIDE MONTH to the 'Governor' of Florida, Ron DeF*****."

Rating:

False ( About this rating? )

In June 2024, a year-old claim about former U.S. President Donald Trump using a homophobic slur to wish Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis a happy Pride Month went viral a second time:

Others on X posted this same text, purportedly from a post on Trump's social media platform Truth Social, without the alleged screenshot:

These posts share or reference a fake screenshot that went viral in June 2023 . Trump never made this statement, and it was never posted on Truth Social. When Snopes first reported on this claim, the only Google result for the text contained in the alleged post was to iFunny, a website that collects and archives internet memes. That post has since been removed.

The post never appeared on Trump's profile and does not exist in any archived format. For these reasons, we rate this claim as "False."

Sources:

conservative. "Happy PRIDE MONTH to the 'Governor' of Florida, Ron De.. GOT! Donald J. Trump Q 542 2.23k 774" {fy See." iFunny, https://ifunny.co/picture/happy-pride-month-to-the-governor-of-florida-ron-de-LNqqafWYA . Accessed 5 June 2023.

KaoticLeftist. "Ron DeSantis Just Lost the Republican Primary." Twitter, https://twitter.com/KaoticLeftist/status/1665468381892411392. Accessed 5 June 2023.