{"slug": "trump-shows-off-his-ballroom-to-george-washington-in-latest-ai-obsession", "title": "Trump shows off his ballroom to George Washington in latest AI obsession", "summary": "President Donald Trump shared AI-generated images and a video of himself with George Washington, including a clip of Trump showing Washington his new White House ballroom, which is part of a $400 million project currently on hold after a federal appeals court rejected his attempt to build without congressional approval.", "body_md": "# Trump shows off his ballroom to George Washington in latest AI obsession\n\nPresident Trump shared several seemingly AI-generated images of himself along with George Washington over the weekend\n\n- Bookmark\n- CommentsGo to comments\n\nPresident Donald Trump has shared a [flurry of new AI delusions](/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-george-washington-time-travel-b3022038.html) — including a video of him showing off his new White House ballroom to America’s first president, George Washington.\n\nIn a bizarre[ clip ](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117104914617209484)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.\n\nAlong with the AI fantasy, Trump wrote: “Thank you, George, for some of your brilliant ideas on this great Military Complex/Ballroom! President DJT.”\n\nConstruction of the tacky $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[. ](/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-white-house-ballroom-construction-stop-appeals-b3029438.html)However, courts have allowed the continued construction of an [expansive bunker](/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-ballroom-statue-of-liberty-appeals-court-b2990601.html) beneath the ballroom, which officials say is [vital to national security and the president’s safety.](/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-drone-port-white-house-ballroom-b3030485.html)\n\nThe video came after Trump on Saturday shared an image of himself alongside Washington on horseback. Trump, wearing a suit and red tie, sits on a black horse while Washington is on his white horse.\n\nIn another AI-generated image, Trump and Washington can be seen writing together with feather quills on what appears to be a map.\n\n*This is a developing story...*\n\n## Join our commenting forum\n\nJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies\n\n[Comments](#comments-area)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-shows-off-his-ballroom-to-george-washington-in-latest-ai-obsession", "canonical_source": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-george-washington-ai-white-house-ballroom-b3033816.html", "published_at": "2026-08-16 13:27:25+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-16 13:41:49.186687+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["generative-ai"], "entities": ["Donald Trump", "George Washington", "White House"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-shows-off-his-ballroom-to-george-washington-in-latest-ai-obsession", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-shows-off-his-ballroom-to-george-washington-in-latest-ai-obsession.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-shows-off-his-ballroom-to-george-washington-in-latest-ai-obsession.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-shows-off-his-ballroom-to-george-washington-in-latest-ai-obsession.jsonld"}}