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Trump’s Bizarre Colbert Dumpster AI Video Blows Up Online - The Times of India

A deepfake video of Donald Trump throwing Stephen Colbert into a dumpster went viral after being shared on X and Truth Social.

Incident date
May 2026
Target
Stephen Colbert
Updated May 23, 2026 · 1 min read

In May 2026, a deepfake video targeting Stephen Colbert went viral after being shared online. The video was posted shortly after Colbert's final broadcast.

What happened

The AI-generated video depicted Donald Trump lifting Colbert on the set of "The Late Show" and throwing him into a dumpster. The video concluded with an AI Trump dancing to the song "YMCA". The video was shared on X and Truth Social without a caption. The incident reignited a long-running feud and triggered backlash.

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