President Donald Trump said the viral video showing an object being tossed out of an upper-level White House window may be A.I. generated.
A mysterious video showing an object being tossed out of an upper-level window at the White House is going viral.
The footage shows an unknown individual throwing an object from the top window on the side of the White House to the ground below.
Fox News reporter Peter Doocy on Tuesday asked the president if he’s aware of the viral clip.
‘No, that’s probably A.I. generated,’ Trump said. ‘You actually can’t open the windows, you know why? They’re all heavily armored and bulletproof.’
Doocy then approached the president’s podium in the Oval Office to show him the footage.
‘Yeah those windows are sealed…you can’t open them,’ Trump replied after viewing the clip.
Trump’s remarks appear inconsistent with a prior explanation made by the White House earlier on Tuesday.
The video appears to show an unknown individual throwing an object out of the top window of the White House
Trump claimed the video may be AI generated because the upper-level windows of the White House are ‘sealed shut’
Trump mentioned that Melania recently expressed a desire to open the upper-level windows of the White House, only to find out they were ‘sealed shut’ and ‘bulletproof.’
The White House confirmed to the Daily Mail that the video was indeed recent.
An official said that an object was thrown out of the window by ‘a contractor who was doing regular maintenance while the president was gone.’
The clip circulating online did not have any context around the date and time the footage was taken.
As reported by Newsweek, the video first appeared on Instagram through a user named Washingtonian Problems. The footage of the White House was apparently submitted anonymously to the account.
In his conversation with Doocy on Tuesday, Trump mentioned that the first lady had previously wanted to open the windows but found them ‘sealed shut.’
‘My wife was mentioning it recently,’ Trump remarked to reporters. ‘She said, “I’d love to have some fresh air.” However, you can’t since they’re bulletproof.’
Users on social media suggested that First Lady Melania Trump could have been behind the unusual event.
A user commented on X, ‘Considering that women often throw things out of windows, it’s safe to say this is an irate female,’ adding, ‘Women do this when they want answers.’
‘Was Melania in Washington DC today?’ they went on.
Another social media user wrote, ‘maybe Melania is mad that he’s not dead too,’ referring to the viral speculation about the president’s health.
Trump claimed that Melania has wanted to open the upper-level windows of the White House in the past but could not because they are ‘sealed shut’
Pundits on social media freaked out after Trump avoided the cameras the last few days to play golf
Melania was reportedly not present at the White House over the weekend, as she spends most of her time in New York with her son, Barron, who attends New York University.
Media pundits have been speculating about the whereabouts of the president in the last few days after he spent much of the weekend away from the cameras playing golf.
Critics of the White House have called for full transparency on the bruising on Trump’s hands in recent weeks.
Last month, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that Trump has been diagnosed with ‘chronic venous insufficiency,’ which is a ‘common condition’ in individuals over the age of 70.
There is ‘no evidence’ of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease and the president ‘remains in excellent health,’ Leavitt said overall.
Leavitt has said Trump’s hand bruising is ‘consistent’ with irritation from his ‘frequent handshaking and the use of aspirin.’
Furthermore, users online were quick to point out that the windows at the top of the White House had been sealed shut following the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attack.
‘People don’t realize that this is weird because after 9/11 the windows were all replaced with sealed bullet proof windows including in the residence,’ wrote X user Adam Cochran.
‘To throw something out the window, means taking the window out of the window pane itself. BUT, security protocol says that contractors can’t have access to the residence while the President is staying at the White House,’ Cochran added.
‘Why is someone throwing objects out the damn window at the White House?’ asked U.S. veteran of the Ukrainian Armed Forces John Jackson on X.
‘This makes zero sense under any normal circumstances. The media needs to get answers, even if just from a security perspective. What the hell is the Secret Service doing?’
Others users speculated the items being thrown out of the White House could be trash.
Melania was not known to be at the White House over the weekend
Users have speculated the unconfirmed video clip may relate concerns over Trump’s health
‘It could be trash that they don’t want in the regular White House trash,’ claimed X user @gansettbeach.
‘Possible coverup? Interesting that’s it’s timed with his recent absence from the public.’
