Drunk Trump
Published August 19, 2026
Drunk Trump is a video meme format where clips of Donald Trump speaking are slowed to roughly 0.5x playback, so his loose sentence structure sounds like a drunk person slurring. Some editors argue the slowdown is optional, since Trump's normal-speed ramblings already carry a boozy cadence.
Overview
The Drunk Trump meme takes footage of former U.S. president Donald Trump giving speeches or interviews and slows the audio and video to roughly half speed3. At that pitch, his already loose sentence structure sounds like a person slurring their way through a bar story. Some versions skip the slowdown entirely, and editors argue Trump's normal-speed delivery already carries a drunken cadence on its own.
The gag doesn't rely on impersonation or added effects. Editors typically pull existing broadcast clips, drop the playback rate in a video editor, and let Trump's own phrasing do the work. On Urban Dictionary, the phrase "drunk Trump" also picked up a second meaning tied to pool horseplay, showing how the name bled beyond the video format2.
Origin & Background
The video format grew out of comedians and editors experimenting with slowed Trump footage after he became a dominant news figure during his 2016 presidential run. Friend Dog Studios 1, a comedy video channel, produced early Drunk Trump edits that helped set the template. Jimmy Kimmel's late night show ran an ongoing bit built around the same slowdown gag3.
How It Spread
How to Use This Meme
A typical Drunk Trump edit takes a recent Trump clip, drops it into a video editor, and sets playback to about 0.5x. The audio pitch drops with it, giving the slurred effect without any voice modulation. Editors often pick clips where Trump was already meandering, so the slowdown reads as an extension of his delivery rather than a distortion.