Posted to the official White House Instagram with the caption “President Donald J. Trump and His Majesty King Charles III” and a row of UK and U.S. flag emojis, the photo immediately drew attention for one reason: Trump’s teeth.
Many social media users were convinced the picture had been heavily edited to brighten his smile, with comments calling it a “FaceTune fail.”
“Whoever did the teeth whitening editing needs to be fired,” one person wrote, racking up over 7,000 likes. Another joked: “The FaceTune teeth whitening was a massive fail. You’re fired!”

Others couldn’t help but pile on: “Why do you edit like this?” asked one user, while another quipped: “Why Trump be lookin like that?”
Some commenters even questioned whether the image was AI-generated. “Was this picture AI generated?? Looks a bit off,” one user speculated. Another added: “Trump looks like a wax figure.” A royal fan chimed in: “I have never seen an image look more like an AI generated picture in my life.”
The viral reaction has left the White House open to questions about its photo editing — with many pointing out how unusual it is for such an official image to spark laughter online.