Trump and other men dominate White House photo celebrating women's tennis team

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Independent

Wednesday 22 April 2026 15:43 EDT


A photo of Donald Trump posing with members of the University of Georgia’s championship-winning women’s tennis team has been mocked online, with many calling out the picture’s puzzling composition. “The official White House X account celebrates a women’s collegiate athletic team by placing them directly behind six smiling men.

Gee, thanks, Mr. President,” one user commented on the photo. Added another: “Whomever from the WH comms team that approved this photo composition should be immediately fired. It’s so egregiously bad that it’s an assault on good sensibility.”

The Georgia Bulldogs tennis team was one of several NCAA champions invited to the White House on Tuesday to celebrate their wins. A photo posted by White House staffer Margo Martin showed the women gathered behind six men, including the president, who was standing slightly elevated on a step.


A picture of Donald Trump and other men dominating a picture supposedly celebrating the victory of a Georgia women’s tennis team has raised eyebrows online (Margo Martin/ The White House)

“Congratulations, Georgia Women’s Tennis!” Martin wrote. “Can you hear the congratulations back there?” joked one X user, with another adding: “Siri, show us misogyny.” “Me when I definitely respect women’s sports teams: what if we put them behind us so you can barely see them,” replied a third user.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-georgia-womens-tennis-photo-b2963037.html

[Skittles]

1. who are those six guys anyways

anyone know?

[Dave Id]

5. Who are these guys?

A group of misogynistic assholes who 'think' they are showing women their place in American society, when actually showing they are just a bunch of pricks.

[RandySF]

9. The coaching staff.

[Skittles]

16. why are the coaches all men?

seems odd to me

[RandySF]

17. No idea.

But on the rare occasions I watch women's professional tennis the coaches tend to be male.

[Polybius]

46. Very true

Seems like a lot of men prefer to coach women in tennis.

[niyad]

28. That accounts for the three on our right. It does NOT account

for cancun cruz and the ankle-monitor wearing goon on his right, our left. And, a reminder, this is supposed to be a pic of the WOMEN's tennis team. WOMEN. It is sad to see anyone defending this misogynist bs. Although, I do have to thank the photographer for making the misogyny so blatantly clear. Why the women agreed to come is beyond me.

And none of the men's suits fit. Like they alll grabbed whatever they could find on the racks at the ARC.

[flashman13]

37. Besides the cheap suits, check out the chintzy shit in the background. It looks like a NOLA brothel.

I know that's very trivial, but clown Trump thinks gaudy doodads equal class.

At least no one is wearing a tan suit.

[Skittles]

15. well the front and center manspreading tells me that

but alas, that's not a rarity with the male species

[RazorbackExpat]

8. I see Beavis and Butthead,

the Joker and the Penguin, and Tweedledum and Tweedledummer

[RandySF]

10. They're the coaches.

This is one of several picture taken.

[niyad]

22. cancun cruz is one of their coaches?

[AZJonnie]

2. IQ47 has to be the bride at every wedding, and the deceased at every funeral

I look forward to that 2nd part happening literally. Well, at one particular funeral. When will be rid of this turbulent POTUS?

Seriously, what a colossally pathologically narcissistic asshole

[Hugin]

3. Pathetic. n/t

[RockRaven]

4. If you are still showing up at the WH at this point, you are getting what you deserve

when it turns out like this.

[RandySF]

6. To be fair a lot of pictures were taken.

I THINK this is the coaching staff.


https://georgiadogs.com/sports/womens-tennis/coaches

[niyad]

23. That accounts for the three on our right, but not for cruz

and the ankle-monitor wearing guy on his right, our left.

And NONE of their suits fit!

And you seem to be missing the misogyny. This is the WOMEN's tennis team, so why are they not in front, instead of practically invisible, as krasnov and company prefer women to be?

[Prairie Gates]

33. That's not Ted Cruz

[niyad]

35. Who, then? Please identify, as I was not aware that rafael has a twin.

[Prairie Gates]

36. Not sure what to tell you...it's not him

Vague surface resemblance but if you look closely it's clearly not him.

[muriel_volestrangler]

40. Ford Williams, or possibly Josh Brooks

On the right side of the photo is the team's coaching staff, including Bernstein, associate head coach Jarryd Chaplin and assistant coach Will Reynolds.

On the left side of the photo is the University of Georgia's athletics director, Josh Brooks, and executive director of The Georgia Bulldog Club Ford Williams, along with the president in the center.

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/2026/04/22/uga-womens-championship-tennis-team-pictured-behind-men-at-white-house/89732209007/

Perhaps going through life with a strong resemblance to Cruz is a suitable punishment for spoiling the women's photo.

[niyad]

41. Thank you. Your last sentence made me laugh! So very true!

[taxi]

7. Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right.

And the thought of being Stuck in the middle with Trump,

[BumRushDaShow]

30. EAR WORM!

But then when I see your account name I think of this -

(had to include one with Christopher Lloyd mentioned )

[taxi]

34. Ha! Reverend Jim was my favorite!

[BumRushDaShow]

39. Of course he went on to play other iconic characters!

[democrank]

11. All the men have red power ties. So perfect.

If the thug in the middle had stepped aside a bit we could actually see the women’s tennis team.

[2naSalit]

12. What a bunch of losers...

And the Women's tennis team.

Yet another time where I'm ashamed to be human.

[BradBo]

13. Bunch of idiots the whole lot of them.

[Joinfortmill]

14. These misogynistic pigs are dumber than rocks.

[purr-rat beauty]

18. I get a really weird vibe...

....that those men have harmed those women in some way.

[niyad]

29. You are not the only one. That image is clearly one of dominance

and power.

[niyad]

44. Coincidence??? larry nasser just slithered into mind.

[Aviation Pro]

19. Didn't realize that UGA was so progressive

Allowing transgenders to compete in women’s tennis.

[Javaman]

20. as everything in this administration; women are the after thought. nt

[Vinca]

21. Nothing screams "women are second class citizens" like this photo does.

[Baitball Blogger]

24. A picture says a 1000 words.

This is a perfect photo to illustrate Trump's world view. Women do the hard work, and the men get all the recognition.

[twodogsbarking]

25. Looks like an ad for uglyfiuckingflorsheim shoes.

[displacedvermoter]

27. Don't they look ridiculous!

And that one young woman who has to peer around the asshole in front of her, forcing her to come within grabbing distance of shit bag. Jeezus...

[eppur_se_muova]

31. What photographer looked at this bunch of people and DID not say "OK, put the tall guys in back, even the POTUS" because

ALL those women are standing on a riser (some on the THIRD step !) for the camera to get a good view of them. Only Trmp -- who HAS to look taller than all the other men in the room -- is standing on the lowest riser to add a few inches to his apparent height, and the other men are still towering over the women. You could put the women's team on two riser steps with the men behind them and it would be much better composed.

(TO BE FAIR: Who knows what the photographer did or did not suggest before Trmp bigfooted the decision and the photog, fearing the knout, complied ?)

There are some famous cases of old Hollywood actors who would stand on boxes to be more comparable in height to their co-stars, especially women, or the taller actor would literally stand in a trench to appear shorter. There is a Monty Python skit ( "Scott of the Antarctic" ) in which the bozo director has the actress in a trench and the actor standing on boxes, towering over her.. It might have influenced the setup of this photo.

[usonian]

32. The White House photographer fixed it.

[niyad]

38. But of course!

[GenThePerservering]

42. The men coached the team

But the women WON the championship. Coaches need to be in back or on the sides.

[Wonder Why]

43. Sometimes it's not worth getting the "honor". They should have known better.

[SergeStorms]

45. "The Donald" can't even get his thumb erect anymore.

I'm certain "the mushroom" hasn't been erect in decades.

The Rapist-in-Chief is a sorry piece of crap, isn't he?