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Trump Nemesis Fires Back at His Deranged AI Meltdown -…

In August 2024, Donald Trump shared an AI-generated video on Truth Social featuring synthetic likenesses of several prominent celebrity critics

Incident date
Aug 2024
Target
Robert De Niro, Julia Roberts, Whoopi Goldberg, John Leguizamo, Edward Norton, Rosie O'Donnell
Updated Jul 6, 2026 · 1 min read

In August 2024, Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video to his Truth Social account featuring synthetic likenesses of various high-profile critics. The clip depicts the former president as a doctor offering a treatment plan for what he labels Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS).

What happened

The video opens with Trump appearing in a white coat with a stethoscope, addressing viewers about the symptoms of TDS. The content then shifts to AI-generated representations of several actors and public figures, including Robert De Niro, Julia Roberts, Whoopi Goldberg, John Leguizamo, Edward Norton, and Rosie O’Donnell. These computer-generated characters appear to describe their personal suffering from the condition and their subsequent recovery after following the advice of the AI-portrayed Dr. Trump. In the video, the synthetic version of Rosie O’Donnell states that she has seen improvements in her condition after listening to the doctor. The real Rosie O’Donnell later publicly criticized the video, describing the former president as quite ill and suggesting the use of the 25th Amendment.

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