Trump posts AI video of him as doctor treating critics’ ‘derangement syndrome’

The brief

Donald Trump on Thursday posted an AI-generated social media video portraying himself as a doctor who claims to have cured some of his most prominent celebrity critics – including Rosie O’Donnell – of the fictional condition “Trump derangement syndrome”. Outside the AI fantasy, O’Donnell said her assessment of the president remained unchanged. In a statement, she offered her own diagnosis: “He’s quite ill-and getting worse daily. The 25th amendment exists for exactly this reason. Remove. Impeach. Convict.” The testimonial-style video, shared on social media by @realDonaldTrump, features AI-generated versions of celebrities who have spoken out against the president and his administration, including Whoopi Goldberg, Edward Norton and Julia Roberts. The…