Trump, 79, Deletes Weird AI Video After Sparking

President Donald Trump is once again at the center of a conspiracy-fueled controversy after posting—and then quietly deleting—an artificial intelligence video promoting “medbeds,” a fake sci-fi medical technology that has long circulated in QAnon circles.

The clip, which ran for nearly twelve hours on Trump’s Truth Social account, was styled as a phony Fox News segment. In it, Lara Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law and Republican National Committee co-chair, claims the administration is opening “the nation’s first medbed hospitals” and that Americans will soon receive their very own “medbed card.”

The video then cut to an AI-generated version of Trump, speaking in crisp, robotic sentences far more coherent than his usual late-night ramblings:

“Every American will soon receive their own MedBed card,” the fake Trump promised. “With it, you’ll have guaranteed access to our new hospitals led by the top doctors in the nation, equipped with the most advanced technology in the world.”

But there’s a catch: medbeds don’t exist.

The concept of “medbeds” isn’t rooted in science but in conspiracy. QAnon believers have insisted for years that secret medical pods can cure cancer, regrow limbs, and even bring the dead back to life. One bizarre sect claims President John F. Kennedy has been kept alive for decades inside a medbed, waiting to be revealed.

“This is classic disinformation laundering,” said Dr. Joan Donovan, a disinformation researcher formerly at Harvard’s Shorenstein Center. “By sharing an AI video, Trump is mainstreaming a conspiracy that preys on desperate people with serious health problems.”

Trump’s late-night posting spree, which included AI sketches of him firing Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell and memes targeting Robert De Niro, left observers stunned. “This isn’t presidential—it’s dangerous,” one Democratic strategist told me.

The fantasy of medbeds has already spawned real-world profiteering. Companies like Tesla BioHealing market pseudo-science devices branded as “MedBed Generators” for $11,000—a metal canister customers place under their mattress.

James Liu, the company’s CEO, once told The Daily Beast his device provides “life force energy,” though he insisted he wanted no ties to the medbed hoax. In 2024, an angry customer filed an FDA complaint after claiming the so-called generator failed to help his dying mother, alleging Tesla BioHealing scrubbed his negative reviews.

“These scams are not harmless,” warned Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.). “They exploit vulnerable Americans, and the fact that the president himself is amplifying this nonsense is both cruel and reckless.”

The White House has not explained why Trump shared the AI-generated clip. Some aides privately told reporters they were “bewildered,” while others suggested Trump may not have realized the video was fake.

But for critics, the damage is already done. “Trump’s megaphone legitimizes whatever he touches,” said Democratic strategist Maria Cardona. “Whether it’s election denial, COVID misinformation, or now these magic beds, he’s turning fringe conspiracies into national talking points.”

As of Sunday morning, the video was gone—but the questions it raised about Trump’s judgment, his reliance on AI propaganda, and his continued courting of conspiracy believers remain very much alive.