Donald Trump's heartwarming gesture to young boy on his birthday

Former US President Donald Trump has been praised online for a heartwarming gesture to a young boy.

On Thursday, a video of a boy named Liam was posted to X, which featured the child receiving a birthday letter from Trump.

According to the X account user who posted the video, Liam suffers from a rare brain disorder and growth hormone deficiency.

Upon reading who his birthday letter was sent from, Liam was moved to tears and asked, assumingly his mother, to read it for him.

Social media users praised the former president for his gesture and called out the media for not showing this side of Trump.

“Trump is a good man. He doesn't do this and then publicise it. He does it because he knows it'll warm that kid’s heart and that's all he needs. I personally know someone he sent a hand signed letter to for their retirement. You'd never know it,” wrote one user.