Donald Trump seen by lip reader admitting 'I felt old' after son's comment on turning 80

U.S. President Donald Trump departs via golf cart during day three of LIV Golf Virginia at Trump National Golf Club(Image: Getty Images)

President Donald Trump reportedly confessed he "felt old" following a comment from one of his sons about turning 80, according to a lip reader.

Lip reader Nicola Hickling picked up snippets of Trump's conversation as the president watched the LIV Golf tournament at Trump National Golf Club in Washington, DC, from behind bulletproof glass, alongside his son Eric Trump. According to Hickling, the subject of discussion appeared to be Trump's age.

Trump doesn't specify which son made the initial comment to Eric, but allegedly, the president says, "Yes, we were talking and he said, 'Dad, you know you're going to be 80 years old.' After he said this, I felt old."

According to the lip reader, Trump then followed up with, "You're only as old as you feel, right?" while wagging his finger at Eric.

Trump watches LIV Golf tournament at his course in Virginia from behind bulletproof glass

At the same event, Trump's height came under fresh scrutiny online after his son Eric appeared noticeably taller than him at LIV Golf Virginia, reports the Mirror US.

As the pair stood together behind the glass, eagle-eyed viewers were quick to question whether the US President truly stands at his officially listed height.

Eric is billed as just over 6ft 4in, while Trump is said to stand at around 6ft 3in. Yet in the footage, Trump looks considerably shorter than his son and, at times, appears to tilt his head upwards to meet his gaze.