US President Donald Trump’s official social media accounts posted an apparently AI-generated video depicting war-ravaged Gaza rebuilt into a seaside resort, replete with a towering golden statue of himself.
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The video, which racked up more than 15 million views on Instagram and was shared thousands of times on Trump’s Truth Social network by Wednesday morning, prompted some commenters to question whether the president’s accounts had been hacked.
The 33-second clip remained on Trump’s accounts without denial or retraction hours after the initial posting on Tuesday night.
The video “Gaza 2025 What’s Next?” opens with people on a rubble-strewn street emerging from a tunnel onto a beach with palm trees and yachts.
Trump has floated the idea of a US takeover of Gaza under which its Palestinian population would be relocated – a proposal met with global condemnation.
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He later appeared to soften his plan, saying he was only recommending the idea, and conceding that the leaders of Jordan and Egypt – the proposed destinations for relocated Gazans – had rejected any effort to move Palestinians against their will.