Viral video shows President Donald Trump greeting children in the Oval Office, handing out gifts and saying “My name is Donald.” The clip gained nearly 500,000 views in hours.
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PresidentDonaldTrumppausedabusyOvalOfficedaytogreetvisitingchildren,handingoutsmallgiftsandsaying,“MynameisDonald,”inasweetmomentcapturedandsharedonlinebycommunicationsadvisorMargoMartin.
Theshortclip,viewedhundredsofthousandsoftimeswithinhoursofbeingposted,struckalighternoteduringapackednewscycleafterthegovernmentshutdown,givingsupportersandcriticsalikeaglimpseofthepresident’ssofterside.
Thevideorackedupnearly500,000viewswithintwohoursofbeingpostedtoMartin’sXaccount.Martinoftensharesbehind-the-scenesfootageofTrumpthatcan’tbeseenanywhereelse.
Inthevideo,aspeakeroffcamerasays,“Hewantstoknowwhatyournameis.”
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Thepresidentthenresponded,“MynameisDonald,”withagrin.
Inthevideo,Trumpofferschallengecoin
