The New York Times has a story out that is all about Donald Trump’s tan.

It’s a question that’s had us all puzzled whenever we scroll through our social media feeds. Does Donald Trump spray tan? Does he regularly wear bronzer in the wrong shade? Is he overdosing on carrots (beta-carotene)?

Well, according to the White House, that famous orange glow is just Trump’s amazing genes.

From the NYT:

The official line from the White House, as with other matters surrounding the president’s physical health and appearance, is that Mr. Trump’s glow is the result of “good genes,” according to a senior administration official who would speak only on the condition of anonymity.

And, O.K., a little powder — a translucent one, not a bronzer — which the president applies himself before television appearances, the official said.

I know, I’m laughing too.

According to former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault-Newman, Trump’s orange glow isn’t from self-tanner or bronzer, but a tanning bed.

In her tell-all book — Unhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House — Omarosa wrote that the President of the United States has his own tanning bed in the White House and uses it every morning.

“He prefers to do it in the morning so he ‘looks good’ all day,” Omarosa wrote in her book.

She also claims that he was alone in the room with his tanning bed when he sent the infamous “covfefe” tweet and that a White House staffer was apparently fired over the mishandling of the bed’s delivery when the president moved in.

However, Trump’s face looks orange, not tan, so the most likely culprit is self-tanner.

According to the New York Times, Trump often complains that he looks “too orange” on television:

Certainly Mr. Trump, who has long taken antibiotics to treat rosacea, a condition that can make the skin appear rosy and ruddy, is attentive to how he looks on television. He has complained that his skin and hair appear too yellow or orange on the screen, according to one person familiar with his views.

As a result, events in the White House are now more dimly lit than in previous administrations. The president has also become a fan of natural light, like the setting of the White House Rose Garden, where Mr. Trump chose to announce the end of the government shutdown in 40-degree weather.

Trump also does his self-tanning routine by himself…he doesn’t use the White House makeup artist, and surprise — Trump also styles his own hair:

His hair, for example. Mr. Trump has repeatedly documented the act of self-styling his coif, a process he has not strayed from in decades. His system includes a Head & Shoulders shampoo and an hourlong air-drying of the strands while he peruses newspapers or watches television. And tweets.

In the White House residence, where Mr. Trump enjoys giving tours to his supporters, there exists an array of hair sprays on a shelf in his remodeled bathroom. According to several people who have visited the residence, there is not an ounce of a self-tanning product. Or at least it is not in sight.

And let’s be honest, do we really want to see Trump without his tan?