On July 26, President Donald Trump continued to post images on Truth Social that were clearly AI-generated.
Between 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Sunday, President Trump posted more than 25 fake images of himself, the Founding Fathers, and a “Trump 2028” hat in the midst of the Iran war.
At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on July 24, President Trump brought out his Trump 2028 campaign hat during a speech that briefly touched on running for president again. (The constitution limits him to two terms.) This was not the only speech he made referenced in the AI photo. Here’s what you need to know:
What did President Trump say about 2028 in his Washington dinner remarks?
President Trump wears 2028 hat and jokes about running for office
During his speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Trump wore a 2028 hat and joked about running for the next presidential election.
President Trump spoke for more than 30 minutes at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Washington, D.C., during which he criticized Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, CNN’s Caitlan Collins and others.
Towards the end of his speech, he announced a “scoop.” This dinner party is known as a comedic affair.
Trump, wearing a “Trump 2028” hat, said, “I’m going to run for a fourth term as president of the United States…I’ve been elected three times, and now I’m going to get elected again,” which drew light laughter. Trump has won elections twice, but claims the 2020 election was rigged against him, even though multiple audits, courts and experts have certified that former President Joe Biden won the election. The White House reposted the moment on social media with a laughing face emoji.
Will Donald Trump run for a third term?
President Trump’s remarks at Friday’s dinner were interpreted as a joke.
Under the current U.S. Constitution, Trump cannot serve a third term. The 22nd Amendment limits presidential terms to two terms.
Amending the Constitution requires a two-thirds majority vote in both houses of Congress, making it extremely difficult and rare. Each state could introduce an amendment, but that would require two-thirds of the state legislatures to convene a constitutional convention and three-quarters to ratify it.
Still, Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of a third term throughout his second term, usually acknowledging that it is impossible.
In a May 2025 interview with NBC, President Trump said, “I’ll tell you this: So many people want me to do this. I’ve never had a demand this strong.” “But that’s not allowed as far as I know. I don’t know if it’s constitutional to not allow that or something else.”
Trump was asked again in a CNBC interview in August whether he would run for a third term.
“No, probably not…probably not, but I would like to,” he said.
President Trump taps Caitlan Collins to play Dylan Mulvaney
Another Trump post that appears to have been generated by AI includes CNN’s Caitlan Collins impersonating transgender media personality Dylan Mulvaney in the Bud Light promotion that sparked the 2023 conservative beer boycott.
“She’s a young, attractive woman. She never laughs,” Trump said of Collins at the dinner. “Caitlan thought she was hitting it big with a new big sponsor, but then she was told it wasn’t her on the Bud Light can, it was Dylan Mulvaney.”
On July 26, Mulvaney posted a video on social media reacting to what she called the president’s “diss track.” She congratulated Collins on her award and said it was an honor to be compared to her.
“Even after all these years, I’m still the center of conversation for him,” she said. “Mr. President, thank you for reminding me that I am more powerful than I knew.”
What does President Trump’s FAFO hat mean?
Another fake image posted shows President Trump driving a warship and wearing a hat that says “FAFO.”
FAFO stands for “f— around and find out”.
This is often used as a warning that if someone behaves inappropriately, they will face consequences. The term was used outside politics long before the Trump administration.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used the term in a September meeting with hundreds of military leaders.
“If our enemies foolishly choose to challenge us, they will be crushed by the violence, precision and ferocity of the War Department,” Hegseth said. “In other words, to our enemies…” he said, pointing at the camera and looking straight ahead, spelling out “FAFO.”
Contributors: Carissa Wadick and Christopher Kang, USA TODAY
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