Trump's AI Misstep: Sharing Fake 'Medbed' Video Sparks Criticism and Humor

Stephen Colbert reacts to Trump posting AI 'medbed' conspiracy video

You know we're living in a strange timeline when the president of the U.S. is casually sharing AI videos of himself on social media, but -- as Stephen Colbert pointed out on The Late Show -- this story gets messier the closer you look at it. "The president of the United States posted an AI video of a Fox News report that never happened featuring a fake version of himself, saying things he never said about a magic, foot-growing-back body-pod that does not exist, all reported by an AI anchor of his real daughter-in-law," says Colbert, giving a depressingly accurate summary of the strange AI conspiracy Donald Trump posted about non-existent, secret, cure-all "medbeds". "After watching that I hope they have medbeds so I can regrow my brain back." It's difficult to analyse why Trump posted the video and what was going through his mind when he watched it, but Colbert also gives that a go. "It really seems like Trump saw the AI video of himself and thought it was real. Which means he also thinks in 2020 he did this," the host says, before playing an AI clip of Trump dancing next to a bongo-playing Joe Biden.

'We All Know': Stephen Colbert Taunts Trump With An Absolutely Bananas Reminder

"Late Show" host Stephen Colbert said President Donald Trump managed to fall for "the most cuckoo banana pants health flim-flam on the entire internets" when he shared -- then deleted -- a wild AI video over the weekend. The post was a fake news report ostensibly from Lara Trump, who is his daughter-in-law, and included a bogus announcement from Trump himself about "medbeds." Those are supposedly miraculous (and nonexistent) devices that can cure just about any disease, reverse damage and even regrow limbs. "Well, we all know that's not true," Colbert said. "If the government had the power to regrow limbs, Trump's hand wouldn't look like a banana you forgot in your backpack." Trump has been using makeup on his hand for months to mask bruising, which the White House has said is from frequent handshakes and aspirin use. The fact that Trump even shared the video in the first place left Colbert baffled. "The president of the United States posted an AI video of a Fox News report that never happened, featuring a fake version of himself, saying things he never said about a magic foot-growing-back body pod that does not exist, all reported by an AI anchor of his real daughter-in-law," he summarized. "After watching that, I hope they have medbeds so I can regrow my brain back!" Colbert emphasized how "crazy" that is. "It really seems like Trump saw the AI video of himself and thought it was real," he said.