The Aporia · Trump puts his face on Reflecting Pool water in algae green during latest posting spree

President Donald Trump has posted several AI-generated images on his Truth Social account, including one of himself with a green face superimposed over the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's water. The image is in contrast to the pool's current algae-green state, which Trump had previously attributed to vandalism. Trump also posted an image of himself standing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, where outgoing White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt used to stand. These posts are part of a larger spree of AI-generated images shared by Trump overnight.

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President Donald Trump has uploaded an image of himself onto the surface of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which has turned green due to algae blooms. The image, created using artificial intelligence, depicts the pool with bright blue water and features a silhouette of Trump's face in a shade of green similar to the algae. This is not the first time Trump has intervened with the pool, as he had previously drained it and repainted it an "American-flag blue" earlier this year. However, the paint began peeling off and the water quickly turned green again. Trump has claimed that the algae blooms are the result of vandalism, despite evidence to the contrary. The incident is notable in light of a recent court filing by U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, which suggested that former Olympian canoeist David Hearn may still face prosecution for allegedly damaging the pool, despite initial charges being dropped.

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Trump also posted an A.I.-generated image of himself in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the White House, standing in the spot usually occupied by outgoing White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. “The Best Press Secretary,” the title of the image of Trump reads.

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Trump puts his face on Reflecting Pool water in algae green during latest posting spree · assertive framing

President Donald Trump has slapped a mocked-up image of his face onto the surface of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool - in algae green. asserted

Trump → slap → green

Trump had the pool drained and repainted an “American-flag blue” earlier this year, only for the water to quickly turn green from algae blooms and for the blue paint to begin peeling off shortly after. asserted

paint → drain → blooms

On Thursday night, the commander-in-chief uploaded a seemingly A.I.-generated version of the pool to his Truth Social account, depicting the pool with bright blue water. asserted

commander → upload → water

Stamped on its surface, though, is a silhouette of his face in a shade of green not dissimilar to the algae blooms that have plagued the pool. asserted

that → stamp → pool

Trump has long maintained that the peeling paint and appearance of algae blooms are the work of vandals. asserted

paint → maintain → vandals

The president previously hit out the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, after she decided to drop charges against former Olympian canoeist David Hearn, who had been accused of damaging the pool. asserted

who → hit → pool

In a court filing on Tuesday night, though, Pirro’s office left open the possibility that it may try to prosecute Hearn once again. “Should the case be re-presented to a grand jury based on newly discovered evidence, any re-indictment of the case would not constitute harassment,” the filing read. uncertain

filing → leave → harassment

The Reflecting Pool post was just one of several AI-generated images the president shared on Truth Social overnight. asserted

president → generate → Social

title → post → Trump

Leavitt, who had long been one of the president’s most devoted defenders, resigned unexpectedly last week. asserted

who → resign → defenders

She said in a statement on X that she “cannot be the best mom” to her children while serving as the White House press secretary. asserted

she → say → secretary

The commander-in-chief followed that post with an A.I.-generated picture depicting himself striding through the halls of what appears to be the White House. asserted

what → follow → halls

And he also re-posted an A.I.-generated image he shared earlier this week, dragging the Keystone XL pipeline out of a grave with his bare hands. asserted

he → re → hands

Beside the president is a gravestone reading “Buried by Biden” in an apparent reference to a decision by Trump’s predecessor to a revoke permit needed for the project to go ahead. asserted

project → read → permit

Trump puts his face on Reflecting Pool water in algae green during latest posting spree

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