{"slug": "trump-80-posts-bonkers-ai-filtered-photo-of-himself-looking-younger", "title": "Trump, 80, Posts Bonkers AI-Filtered Photo of Himself Looking Younger", "summary": "President Donald Trump, 80, shared AI-altered photos of himself on Instagram and Truth Social, appearing younger and slimmer, after a weekend at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. The images, also posted by his son Eric Trump, show warped backgrounds and altered features, while real photos revealed bruises on Trump's arm. Critics note the president's focus on self-aggrandizing AI images rather than governance.", "body_md": "It seems President Donald Trump’s fascination with AI-generated images must be genetic.\n\nIn two [separate](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db1a4IZGs9k/?igsh=MXRmMnQxZzc5cG1iYg%3D%3D) [posts](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db1vtM_mush/?img_index=2&igsh=aDhwYjNlanM5b28x) on Instagram Sunday evening, Eric Trump shared a [series of photographs](https://x.com/patriottakes/status/2086761155666612455?s=20) from the LIV New York Golf tournament at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.\n\nBoth posts included the same picture of the president, who was photographed grinning beside two of his grandchildren—and the image appeared to have been altered using AI.\n\nThe background of the photograph was warped into an improbable-looking armchair, and a hint of loose flesh could be spotted floating behind one of the grandkid’s ears.\n\nLooks like it was a very normal weekend with grandpa!\n\nDonald Trump himself also [posted](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117067527191152715) an [AI-altered image](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-golf-photo-truth-social-b3030450.html) from his weekend at Bedminster—thinning his body, straightening his posture, and transforming his slack-jawed appearance into his once-signature steely look.\n\nIn reality, photographs of the 80-year-old president [revealed bruises](https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-80-shows-off-heavily-bruised-arm-while-golfing/) on his arm.\n\nTrump’s affinity for [self-aggrandizing AI slop](https://newrepublic.com/post/210224/donald-trump-mother-day-iran-war) wouldn’t matter so much if he were just someone’s elderly relative posting on Facebook. But the president of the United States is clearly more interested in leading his own fan club than he is in, well, governing.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-80-posts-bonkers-ai-filtered-photo-of-himself-looking-younger", "canonical_source": "https://newrepublic.com/post/214141/donald-trump-eric-trump-artificial-intelligence-ai-photo", "published_at": "2026-08-10 16:21:54+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-10 17:12:43.127483+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["generative-ai"], "entities": ["Donald Trump", "Eric Trump", "Trump National Golf Club", "Instagram", "Truth Social"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-80-posts-bonkers-ai-filtered-photo-of-himself-looking-younger", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-80-posts-bonkers-ai-filtered-photo-of-himself-looking-younger.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-80-posts-bonkers-ai-filtered-photo-of-himself-looking-younger.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-80-posts-bonkers-ai-filtered-photo-of-himself-looking-younger.jsonld"}}