Donald Trump shared an unusual AI-made video casting himself as a doctor who claims to treat famous critics suffering from what he calls “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
The clip features computer-generated versions of several celebrity opponents of the President, among them Rosie O’Donnell, Whoopi Goldberg, Robert De Niro, Julia Roberts, John Leguizamo and Edward Norton.
“Have you or someone you know been diagnosed with TDS? The symptoms can be relentless,” an AI-rendered Trump says while wearing a white doctor’s coat.
“Fortunately, I’m Dr Trump, and I have a treatment plan. Let’s hear what some of my patients have to say.”
Trump has long used the phrase “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” or TDS, to mock opponents and critics. Republican Congressman Warren Davidson leaned into the term last year by introducing a bill aimed at studying TDS.
The video then shifts to mock patient testimonials, showing AI-generated celebrities seated in a doctor’s office while gentle piano music plays underneath.
“I have been suffering for over a decade, and after listening to Dr Trump, I can see some results,” the fake version of O’Donnell says.
An AI-generated Leguizamo follows, saying, “Man, I’ve been suffering for years. I really didn’t believe that there was help out there. That was when I came across this video on TV.”
The President appears as a doctor in the AI-generated video
The clip features a half dozen celebrities offering fake testimonials about how Dr Trump healed them from TDS
‘I really thought I was a lost cause,’ says the fake Goldberg. ‘This was gonna affect me for the rest of my life, but after using the treatment plan, I can see a difference.’
Trump has a penchant for posting AI-generated content on his social media, some of which has caused an uproar from his supporters.
Earlier this year, the President published an AI image of him appearing as Jesus Christ healing a sick man, outraging his evangelical Christian supporters who called the post blasphemous.
The backlash was so severe that the President later deleted the image of him appearing as Christ. He later said that he thought he was a doctor in the image, not Christ. Within days Trump posted another AI image showing him embracing Jesus.
In February, the President again stoked anger with an AI-video showing Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. It sparked fury from his own Republican senators and was later deleted by Trump who blamed it on a technical glitch.
‘I really wasn’t sure I could help some of these people. They were so far gone, I wasn’t really sure,’ the AI-generated ‘Dr Trump’ continues in the clip posted just before midnight on Wednesday.
Fake De Niro then chimes in: ‘I had no idea how much this was affecting my life. My work has slowed down. I’m hardly recognizable anymore. I just needed help. I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t sleep. Constantly angry, I made everyone miserable around me.’
‘I feel like I’ve aged 20 years in the last two years. I’ve been so concerned, I was really starting to worry about my future,’ says AI Roberts.
‘I feel like I’ve aged 20 years in the last two years. I’ve been so concerned, I was really starting to worry about my future,’ says AI Roberts
AI-generated Edward Norton
Dr. Trump then prescribes his AI-generated celebrity patients a strict regimen to recover from their TDS.
‘The treatment is simple: turn off fake news, say your prayers, and if you ever feel anxious, just have a Diet Coke like me, and you’re going to see a remarkable difference in your life,’ Dr. Trump concludes.
