<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As Americans were getting ready for work this morning, </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="" title="Donald Trump"><span>Donald Trump</span></a><span> was busy on </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-media-truth-social-losses-quarterly-report-usa-news/5b38adf5-5f42-4b92-8107-c4b27dfc5ace" rel="" target="" title="Truth Social"><span>Truth Social</span></a><span>, posting a flurry of AI-generated images.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Over a little more than an hour, the US president lashed out at the </span><em><span>New York Times</span></em><span>, Democratic rivals, </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/iran" rel="" target="" title="Iran"><span>Iran</span></a><span> and </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/cuba" rel="" target="" title="Cuba"><span>Cuba</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He also posted an image of himself on the $100 bill, in which he replaced the phrase "In God We Trust" with the phrase "God Bless Donald Trump".</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-falling-asleep-white-house-dozing-nodding-off-usa-politics-news/e0bcbdf0-8aa4-4179-beaa-2b407fa839f1"><strong><span>White House furiously denies that Trump fell asleep in meeting</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While plenty of Donald Trump's posts on Truth Social make the news, it is difficult to convey just how prolific the president is on the site, especially late at night.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Among his posts overnight was an image fat-shaming Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, a vocal Trump critic.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"JB is too busy to keep Chicago safe!" the AI-generated image was captioned.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-truth-social-ai-images-conspiracy-theories-qanon-usa-world-news/beb24052-03a8-4ba5-a175-d3450cd3a196" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In the image, an exaggeratedly obese Pritzker is depicted simultaneously eating a burger and a large slice of pizza, surrounded by other unhealthy food.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Another AI image showed </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/barack-obama" rel="" target="" title="Barack Obama"><span>Barack Obama</span></a><span>, a sleeping </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/joe-biden" rel="" target="" title="Joe Biden"><span>Joe Biden</span></a><span> and Nancy Pelosi bathing in a sewage-filled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/virginia-redistricting-donald-trump-gerrymander-court-decision-tennessee-vra-voting-rights-act-usa-news/c6770f8e-6f16-44c8-a7c7-6e0f6301a0fb"><strong><span>Trump celebrates decision that could secure his party's re-election</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Dumacrats love sewage," the image is captioned.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He also reposted a graph comparing the length of wars, with Afghanistan at the top of the list, and what he labels as the "Iran Excursion" at the bottom.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The graph states the "Iran Excursion" has been going on for six weeks, when it is now in its eleventh week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>And more AI images show a US warship destroying an Iranian plane with a laser, and a US drone destroying Iranian boats.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Lasers: Bing, Bing, GONE!!!" one image is captioned.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-media-truth-social-losses-quarterly-report-usa-news/5b38adf5-5f42-4b92-8107-c4b27dfc5ace"><strong><span>Trump's company loses half a billion dollars in three months</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But his posts this morning come after a spree of dark conspiracy theories posted late at night Washington time yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In the space of a few hours from about 10pm to midnight, Trump shared posts on his site more than 50 times.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The president was mostly sharing screenshots of conspiracy theories about Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and the result of the 2020 election.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"FACT right here: 'OBAMA is the most DEMONIC FORCE in American politics in decades'," one screenshot read.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He also reposted a CCTV video of a man deliberately knocking over a waiter's tray of multiple plates of food, as well as a screenshot of another X commenter criticising him.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One particular screenshot came from a verified X account claiming to be John F Kennedy Jr.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Barack Hussein Obama wiretapping Trump tower during the 2016 election was a million times worse than anything Nixon did during Watergate. It's time to arrest the Renegade," the account read.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"FOLLOW ME, THE NEXT DROP WILL BE SHOCKING."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-white-house-profanity-s-speech-rose-garden/d84f7c7d-a43d-4969-8cf6-3c7c51b9bc35"><strong><span>Trump describes the White House as 's---' in speech</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Kennedy died in a plane crash in 1999, well before X existed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But adherents to the QAnon conspiracy theory believe Kennedy is still alive and will return to support Trump.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Another screenshotted tweet reads: "Arrest Obama the traitor".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The late-night screed came hours after </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-falling-asleep-white-house-dozing-nodding-off-usa-politics-news/e0bcbdf0-8aa4-4179-beaa-2b407fa839f1" rel="" target="" title="Trump was accused of falling asleep"><span>Trump was accused of falling asleep</span></a><span> in the middle of the day during an Oval Office meeting.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At an event promoting maternal health and fertility, the president's eyes appeared to become heavy.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As administration officials standing behind him were speaking, the president closed his eyes for an extended period of time.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A White House spokesperson insisted Trump was "blinking".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-american-financial-situation-iran-usa-politics-news/461a3ba6-1091-439b-84ba-219d4d381e10"><strong><span>Donald Trump's latest comment will be used against him in November</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span></span></div></div>

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