DigitEye India Fact Checkers
A video clip being widely circulated on social media channels claims to show US President Donald Trump mocking Pakistanis over a water crisis allegedly triggered by India in the recent Post-Pahalgam conflict. The caption in Hindi reads:”पाकिस्तान का पानी के लिए जबर्दस्त ट्रोल”. Translated, it reads: “Trump’s troll at Pakistan’s dire need for water”.
डोनाल्ड ट्रंप 😂🤟
पाकिस्तान का पानी के लिए जबर्दस्त ट्रोल 😂
इंजॉय द मूमेंट 😂🤟 pic.twitter.com/1s8SJNZESj— Chandan Sharma (@ChandanSharmaG) April 30, 2025
similar video clip in English can be seen below:
When India blocked water to Pakistan, this video of Trump perfectly describes the situation of Pakistanis: ‘Give us the water!’ 😁 pic.twitter.com/QXX4asbWyJ
— S.Haidar Hashmi (@HaidarHashmi0) April 28, 2025
In the clip, Trump is seen exaggerating thirst, saying, “I need water, help me. I need water.” Several posts suggest the video was in response to the water shortage reportedly faced by Pakistan after India paused Indus Water Treaty and blocked river flows.
It can be accessed here and here.
FACT CHECK
A detailed verification using reverse image and keyword searches confirms that the video is unrelated to the recent geopolitical developments. Here’s the original old video from 2016:
The footage is from a public appearance by Donald Trump during his first campaign for the US presidency way back in 2016. In that speech, Trump mocked Marco Rubio, then a rival in the Republican primaries.
The scene in question refers to Rubio’s awkward televised rebuttal to former President Barack Obama’s 2013 State of the Union address, in which Rubio took a sip of water mid-speech. The moment was widely discussed at the time in US political circles.
Trump’s performance on stage was intended as satire directed at Rubio, not at Pakistan in recent conflict after India paused the bilateral Indus Water Treaty or any other foreign nation. Hence, the video is falsely linked to the recent Indo-Pak conflict.
Claim: Trump trolled Pakistanis badly after India paused Indus Water Treaty.
Conclusion: Misrepresentation. The video is from 2016 when Donald Trump mocked rival Marc Rubio referring to an awkward moment in which Rubio paused to drink water while responding to former president Barack Obama’s 2013 State of the Union address.
Rating: Misrepresentation — 
