Resurfaced footage shows Donald Trump’s ‘real laugh’ and people can’t believe their ears

A resurfaced clip from The Celebrity Apprentice has gone viral, showing a rare moment of Donald Trump laughing—much to the surprise of social media users.

The scene, from the 2012 season five finale, features Trump riding in the back of a race car driven by Formula 1 legend Mario Andretti. Before taking off, Andretti jokes, “Don’t worry, I won’t mess up your hair.” As the car speeds through the streets of New York, Trump is seen chuckling in the backseat—a moment many online viewers claim they’ve never seen before.

The clip was reposted on X (formerly Twitter) in March, with one user calling it a moment that had “haunted me for 13 years.” The video has since sparked widespread reactions. One viewer commented, “The acting was bad but the laugh at the end was real,” while another added, “He actually chuckled and gave a genuine smile. I’ve never seen that from him.”

Some even described it as a “human laugh,” highlighting how unusual it was to witness such a candid expression from the former president.

In unrelated news, Trump and Elon Musk recently had a public falling out. After Musk criticized a Congressional spending bill, Trump responded by saying he was “very disappointed” in the Tesla CEO. Musk then made headlines by alleging that Trump is named in the Jeffrey Epstein files.

The spat may have impacted Tesla stock, as investors pulled out, resulting in a $34 billion hit to Musk’s net worth—the second-largest single-day loss in Bloomberg Billionaires Index history.