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Donald Trump has sparked a 'body double' conspiracy theory after people spotted a strange detail in a recent photograph.
The Trump family are no strangers to body double rumours.
After all, First Lady Melania Trump has been the subject of many 'body double' theories over the last few years, which claim that she has a stand-in to fulfil some elements of her role.
While the conspiracy theory has been circulating for years now, it picked up pace once again during last year's election and after Trump was inaugurated at the start of this year as 47th president of the US.
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But now, attention has turned to Trump himself, with some questioning whether he had used a body double at a recent appearance in the Netherlands.
On Tuesday evening (June 24), Trump - as well as other world leaders - gathered at The Hague for a NATO summit.
In what has been described as a 'historic' meeting by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the leaders could be seen standing for a photograph alongside King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, before enjoying a formal dinner.
But people were left baffled by one specific detail in the image.
One person on Twitter claimed that a 'mini Trump' had been sent to The Hague, instead of the president, referring to the fact that Trump appears shorter in the photos from the event.
"That... that is not Trump," one person wrote.
While another said: "When I saw a video from earlier today I was wondering why he was so much shorter."
And a third added: "Obviously not the real one. Not tall enough. Loved the people noting he’s in multiple places at once."
Meanwhile, one user called it 'creepy'.
Others were skeptical of the claims, as many pointed out that Trump seemed to look shorter because he was standing next to tall men.
"I think he just looks short here because the King of the Netherlands is 6'5. Let's not get carried away," said one.
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is reportedly 6ft 2in, meanwhile the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is said to be just over six foot.
And Trump himself is said to be taller than both, at 6ft 3in.
However, in the image circulated, he appears to look shorter than King Willem-Alexander and slightly taller than Erdoğan.
Of course, there's likely to be an explanation for the difference in height, with many pointing out that the type of shoes being worn by each leader could contribute to variations.
UNILAD has reached out to the White House for comment.
