Trump welcomes AI deepfakes in political messages

Trump welcomes AI deepfakes in political messages

By 3 min readJanuary 15, 2026 – 12:23PMAFP
Publication Date: 2026-01-15 01:23:00

From playing football in the Oval Office to sipping cocktails on a sun lounger in Gaza to attacking critics from a fighter jet, Donald Trump is the first US president to use AI-generated images as a central tool for political communication.