Trump shows off his ballroom to George Washington in latest AI obsession
Trump shows off his ballroom to George Washington in latest AI obsession
Isabel Keane Sun, August 16, 2026 at 2:11 PM UTC
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President Donald Trump has shared a flurry of new AI delusions — including a video of him showing off his new White House ballroom to America’s first president, George Washington.
In a bizarre clip shared Sunday morning, Trump, 80, can be seen walking through his newly constructed White House ballroom alongside Washington, who died 227 years ago. The AI-generated Trump points and gestures while carrying what appear to be construction plans, while Washington nods along.
Along with the AI fantasy, Trump wrote: “Thank you, George, for some of your brilliant ideas on this great Military Complex/Ballroom! President DJT.”
Construction of the $400 million ballroom project is currently on hold after a federal appeals court rejected the president’s attempts to build the sprawling facility without congressional approval. However, courts have allowed the continued construction of an expansive bunker beneath the ballroom, which officials say is vital to national security and the president’s safety.
President Donald Trump shared a bizarre AI-generated video of himself and George Washington in the new White House ballroom on Truth Social (@realDonaldTrump/Truth Social)
The video came after Trump shared an image of himself on Saturday alongside Washington on horseback. Trump, wearing a suit and red tie, sits on a black horse while Washington is on his white horse.
In another AI-generated image, Trump and Washington can be seen writing together with feather quills on what appears to be a map.
The president has long flooded his Truth Social platform with AI-generated content to promote his wildest fantasies, though this weekend’s focus on Washington and his massive ballroom project comes as the administration filed an emergency request to the Supreme Court for permission to continue construction of the project.
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Trump shared several AI images this weekend depicting him alongside George Washington (@realDonaldTrump/Truth Social)
Along with the request, administration officials issued hundreds of pages of new renderings of the expansive and heavily fortified ballroom, which is set to be erected over the demolished East Wing of the White House.
The renderings showed plans for an ornate interior decked out in gold, with golden marble floors and gold finishes to the exterior — none of which were included in previous plans approved by federal agencies last year.
In a ruling earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., said the Constitution gives Congress — not the president — authority to make substantial changes to the White House.
The appeals court decision left Trump raging against what he deemed a “politically motivated” and “totally wrong” ruling that “severely jeopardizes the lives and welfare” of people at the White House.
Trump’s ballroom project has ballooned in cost, going up to at least $400 million total (Supreme Court)
In the administration’s appeal to the Supreme Court, officials noted that Trump has been the target of several threats, and that the upgrades were necessary to protect him.
Costs for the ballroom have also ballooned from an initial estimate of $200 million to about $400 million — though some believe the cost may end up being even higher. Trump has claimed that private donations will pay for the ballroom.
It was also recently revealed that the ballroom is only a portion of the project — and that the government is building a sprawling underground bunker with military installations underneath the site.
The Supreme Court must decide what to do next by August 21.
Source: “AOL General News”
