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What exact Truth Social posts did Donald Trump make about age and consent and when were they published?
Executive summary
Available reporting does not identify any Truth Social post by Donald Trump that explicitly advocates lowering the age of consent or marriage to 14; multiple fact‑checks found no such announcement on his Truth Social account [1] [2]. Trump did, however, post on Truth Social calling for teens 14 and older in Washington, D.C., to be prosecuted as adults — a public safety proposal distinct from changing age‑of‑consent or marriage laws [3].
1. What the fact‑checkers found: no posted plan to lower consent/marriage ages
Snopes examined the claim that Trump was seeking to lower the age of consent and marriage to 14 and reported that searches of major engines and a review of Trump’s Truth Social posts turned up no announcement by Trump about lowering those ages; Snopes published this finding in multiple reports that directly state “no announcements about this matter” were found on his Truth Social account [1] [2].
2. Where confusion likely arose: mixing criminal‑justice and consent topics
Reporting shows Trump used Truth Social to call for tougher criminal penalties — specifically urging that 14‑year‑olds in D.C. be prosecuted as adults — which is a separate policy topic from statutory age‑of‑consent or marriage laws and may have been conflated in online discussions [3]. The Hill describes a Truth Social post and graphic urging D.C. to change laws so youths 14 and older could face adult prosecution and lengthy prison sentences [3].
3. Timeline and specifics of the verifiable Truth Social post
The concrete, cited example in news reporting is Trump’s August 2025 Truth Social post referenced by The Hill: he shared a graphic and a lengthy message about violent crime in Washington and called for changing D.C. law to prosecute 14‑year‑olds as adults [3]. Snopes’ follow‑up coverage notes that some commentators referenced a Truth Social remark about prosecuting alleged criminals aged 14 and up as adults when discussing the broader rumor — but Snopes still found no post about lowering consent/marriage ages [2].
4. How narratives about Epstein and motive claims entered the story
Several online posts and rumors suggested motive — that any move to lower consent or marriage ages would protect Trump from alleged past conduct involving Jeffrey Epstein. Snopes documented that those claims circulated but that searches did not find supporting Truth Social posts or credible media confirmation tying Trump to a federal plan to lower consent/marriage ages [1] [2]. The Washington Post and House Democratic materials reflect persistent attention to Epstein‑related controversies, but they do not provide a Truth Social post endorsing a lowering of consent ages [4] [5].
5. Competing perspectives and political framing
Journalists and fact‑checkers frame the issue differently: The Hill and other outlets report the verifiable Truth Social call for prosecuting 14‑year‑olds as adults as a criminal‑justice stance [3], while Snopes focuses on debunking the separate viral claim that Trump planned to lower age‑of‑consent or marriage laws — finding no evidence on Truth Social for that claim [1] [2]. Advocacy groups and partisan actors may emphasize the Epstein angle to frame motive; Snopes says those allegations about motive circulated online but did not tie them to a specific Truth Social post [1] [2].
6. What available sources do not mention
Available sources do not mention any Truth Social posts by Donald Trump that explicitly call for lowering the age of consent for sexual activity or the minimum age for marriage to 14 — Snopes explicitly reports no such announcements on his Truth Social account [1] [2]. They also do not provide direct evidence linking any Truth Social text by Trump to a coordinated Republican plan to change state or federal consent/marriage laws [1] [2].
7. Why precision matters and what to watch next
The record shows a documented Truth Social post about prosecuting 14‑year‑olds as adults (criminal law) but no documented Truth Social post advocating lowering age‑of‑consent or marriage statutes [3] [1]. Future reporting or new posts could alter that conclusion; readers should look for direct screenshots or links to Truth Social posts and corroboration from primary news outlets before accepting viral claims that conflate distinct policy areas [1] [2].
Limitations: this analysis relies solely on the supplied reporting and fact‑checks; if you want, I can monitor later posts or expand to additional sources beyond those provided.