Trump Shares YouTube Livestream Link
Trump posts a YouTube livestream link on Truth Social without additional commentary.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump shared a video on Truth Social, posting a link to a YouTube® livestream without any accompanying text or commentary.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “https://www.youtube.com/live/Dfnj7gltyoM?si=rQ5udMqNMiGy_Sge” on October 28, 2026 at 6:07 PM ET.
This is Trump’s 15th message released today, and the last post was 5 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 20 of his 573 posts over the last 30 days classified as Reposts & External Links posts.
The post contained only a URL directing followers to a YouTube livestream identified by the video code “Dfnj7gltyoM.” Trump offered no caption, description, or context about the content of the stream. The link appeared as both the headline and the full body of the truthsocial post, a format Trump has used before when amplifying video content to his audience.
Link-only posts represent a small but recurring slice of Trump’s truthsocial activity. The 20 posts classified under Reposts & External Links over the past 30 days account for roughly 3.5 percent of his 573 total posts during that stretch. Trump’s posting volume has remained steady, averaging 18 messages per day since he took office in January 2025.
The YouTube livestream was not accessible for independent verification at the time of publication due to authentication restrictions on the platform. Without additional context from Trump or his staff, the subject matter of the video remains unconfirmed.
Trump has long used social media to direct followers toward video content hosted on outside platforms. During his first term, he frequently shared links to cable news clips and rally footage on what was then Twitter®. His use of truthsocial as a distribution hub for YouTube links continues that practice, bypassing traditional media gatekeepers to push content directly to his base.
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