Makeup-free Mar-a-Lago photo from Liz Truss meeting draws online reaction
On February 15, Liz Truss posted a photo showing her alongside the U. S. president at his Mar-a-Lago club and wrote "Right about everything, " tagging him online. The image drew immediate attention because the president appeared without his usual makeup, and it reignited public commentary about both politicians at a moment of ongoing political repositioning.
Makeup-free photo at Mar-a-Lago
The photograph, taken at the Trump International Golf Club near Mar-a-Lago, shows Truss in a red dress and white flats standing next to the president, who wore a red golf shirt, black slacks and a white hat. Observers noted that the president was not wearing his typical bronzer, with pale skin visible beneath his hat and blond hair peeking out from behind it. The image captured the two smiling together in what was presented as a friendly, posed shot.
Truss’s post and political angle
Truss captioned the image with the phrase "Right about everything" and tagged the president online. It is unclear how the meeting was initiated or how long it lasted, and the president had not posted the encounter on his own social feeds while he was publicly focused on promoting a new documentary made by his wife. The meeting comes amid Truss’s continued efforts to reposition herself politically: she has adopted positions to the right of her former party, has sought to relaunch as a podcaster, and has addressed prominent conservative gatherings in consecutive years. Truss served a short term as prime minister for 49 days and lost her parliamentary seat in the 2024 general election. She has also been developing a private members’ club concept called The Leconfield, which asks founding members for a substantial fee and was conceived with a property partner referenced in planning documents.
Public reaction and prior makeup moments
The image was widely shared online and prompted mockery focused on appearance and age; critics targeted both politicians, with many remarks aimed specifically at the president’s bare face in that photo. The post added to a series of widely circulated instances in which the president has appeared without his usual makeup: commentators pointed to earlier golf outings and other public appearances in which a lack of bronzer was noted. When those earlier images circulated, they produced similar commentary about the president’s appearance and, in some cases, renewed questions about public perception and physical presentation.
Analysis and forward look: The photograph functions as both a personal memento and a political signal. For Truss, the image underscores ongoing outreach to a U. S. conservative base she has courted in recent years; for the president, the choice not to emphasize the meeting on his own feeds while promoting a separate project is an observable indicator of messaging priorities. If Truss continues to post high-profile interactions with U. S. figures, those posts may become a recurring element of her effort to remain visible to an aligned audience. Conversely, if the president keeps focusing public attention on separate promotional work, similar encounters may be amplified chiefly by allied visitors rather than by his own channels. Unclear details about the meeting’s length and origin leave questions about whether this was a planned, public-facing engagement or a shorter, private encounter.
