{"id":136,"date":"2026-08-17T16:39:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/media24new.online\/?p=136"},"modified":"2026-08-17T16:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:40:26","slug":"trump-bizarrely-chats-with-president-washington-in-ai-ballroom-tour-thank-you-george","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/media24new.online\/?p=136","title":{"rendered":"Trump bizarrely chats with President Washington in AI ballroom tour: \u2018Thank you, George\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">President Donald Trump has shared a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-george-washington-time-travel-b3022038.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-ylk=\"slk:flurry of new AI delusions;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" data-rapid_p=\"8\" data-y-link-id=\"0ga4v4i06gnkkc1d6frz\" data-v9y=\"1\">flurry of new AI delusions<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 including a video of him showing off his new White House ballroom to America&#8217;s first president,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-george-washington-time-travel-b3022038.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-ylk=\"slk:George Washington.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" data-rapid_p=\"9\" data-y-link-id=\"09n41hg0ucynzz1hl20e\" data-v9y=\"1\">George Washington.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a bizarre<a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117104914617209484\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-ylk=\"slk:clip;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" data-rapid_p=\"10\" data-y-link-id=\"178pp5c1i1s7o318pwn5\" data-v9y=\"1\">\u00a0clip\u00a0<\/a>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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Along with the AI fantasy, Trump wrote: &#8220;Thank you, George, for some of your brilliant ideas on this great Military Complex\/Ballroom! President DJT.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Construction of the $400 million ballroom project is currently on hold after a federal appeals court rejected the president&#8217;s attempts to build the sprawling facility without congressional approval<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-white-house-ballroom-construction-stop-appeals-b3029438.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-ylk=\"slk:.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" data-rapid_p=\"11\" data-y-link-id=\"1p1fdf91rs1esv0fda6u\" data-v9y=\"1\">.\u00a0<\/a>However, courts have allowed the continued construction of an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-ballroom-statue-of-liberty-appeals-court-b2990601.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-ylk=\"slk:expansive bunker;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" data-rapid_p=\"12\" data-y-link-id=\"1yr8r1k1r3u6ti0vd0q2\" data-v9y=\"1\">expansive bunker<\/a>\u00a0beneath the ballroom, which officials say is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-drone-port-white-house-ballroom-b3030485.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-ylk=\"slk:vital to national security and the president's safety.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" data-rapid_p=\"13\" data-y-link-id=\"0i15xif1c5p46b0hv3n8\" data-v9y=\"1\">vital to national security and the president&#8217;s safety.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/fe0266d31a8c393529f20fba93896bbaea8f72d6d5cadceda5ace5ead9da3e50\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fthe_independent_635%2Fe3cc0e4ffbce11ac9bda27df0c780de5.png\" alt=\"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)\" width=\"960\" height=\"542\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><button class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\" data-rapid_p=\"14\" data-y-link-id=\"1cmn9yo1g8bsso0yisce\" data-v9y=\"1\"><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div>\n<p>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)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mb-4\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In another AI-generated image, Trump and Washington can be seen writing together with feather quills on what appears to be a map.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The president has long flooded his Truth Social platform with AI-generated content to promote his wildest fantasies, though this weekend&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/6851f7359d4a5d4ddb74dc17dd95e6affc298c89cebd4294d7e5d3c14455ee5e\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fthe_independent_635%2F39cab9247e244fea4e76db3f82797710.png\" alt=\"Trump shared several AI images this weekend depicting him alongside George Washington (@realDonaldTrump\/Truth Social)\" width=\"960\" height=\"628\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><button class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\" data-rapid_p=\"15\" data-y-link-id=\"1lyolt20j40yno1pz64r\" data-v9y=\"1\"><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div>\n<p>Trump shared several AI images this weekend depicting him alongside George Washington (@realDonaldTrump\/Truth Social)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The renderings showed plans for an ornate interior decked out in gold, with golden marble floors and gold finishes to the exterior \u2014 none of which were included in previous plans approved by federal agencies last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a ruling earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., said the Constitution gives Congress \u2014 not the president \u2014 authority to make substantial changes to the White House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The appeals court decision left Trump raging against what he deemed a &#8220;politically motivated&#8221; and &#8220;totally wrong&#8221; ruling that &#8220;severely jeopardizes the lives and welfare&#8221; of people at the White House.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/182f5d1906b6f9c8c7e75856cf9bfc7ebe7b18403cd5fd226f697680e8c92929\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fthe_independent_635%2F164225c2c6b4e0043e18037ff3f5bc21.png\" alt=\"Trump's ballroom project has ballooned in cost, going up to at least $400 million total (Supreme Court)\" width=\"960\" height=\"511\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><button class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\" data-rapid_p=\"16\" data-y-link-id=\"0mi7bkm06kztoa0qmh2l\" data-v9y=\"1\"><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s ballroom project has ballooned in cost, going up to at least $400 million total (Supreme Court)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the administration&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Costs for the ballroom have also ballooned from an initial estimate of $200 million to about $400 million \u2014 though some believe the cost may end up being even higher. Trump has claimed that private donations will pay for the ballroom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump has shared a\u00a0flurry of new AI delusions\u00a0\u2014 including a video of him showing&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/media24new.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/media24new.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/media24new.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media24new.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media24new.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=136"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/media24new.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":137,"href":"https:\/\/media24new.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136\/revisions\/137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media24new.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/media24new.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media24new.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media24new.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}