Oh Nothing, Just the President Posting AI Videos About QAnon Conspiracy Theories

Trump has not yet commented on whether or not he thinks "medbeds" actually exist.

By Danielle Han  |  September 29, 2025 | 11:58am
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Oh Nothing, Just the President Posting AI Videos About QAnon Conspiracy Theories

Welcome back to Barf Bag, the Monday edition.

Over the weekend, Donald Trump‘s Truth Social account posted an AI-generated video purporting to be a Fox News report promoting “medbeds.” Unless you spend a lot of time hanging out on far-right conspiracy forums (and in that case, get help), you might not be familiar with these supposed magical beds that can reverse age, cure disease, seal wounds, and regenerate limbs. In the now-deleted video, a fake Trump boasts from the Oval Office: “Every American will soon receive their own medbed card. With it, you’ll have guaranteed access to our new hospitals led by the top doctors in the nation, equipped with the most advanced technology in the world.” 

In the clip, AI-Lara Trump announces the “first phase” of medbed rollout, saying “only a limited number of medbed cards will be released. Registration details will be announced very soon.” (The president’s daughter-in-law is a Fox News contributor.) 

Fake Trump goes on to say that the medbeds mark “the beginning of a new era in American healthcare”—a brutal irony considering the actual sorry state of American healthcare. “These facilities are safe, modern and designed to restore every citizen to full health and strength,” he says. 

In QAnon spaces, medbeds (which do not exist) have long been considered a cure-all technology; they believe the existence of this invention has been kept secret by liberals, militaries, and governments. Medbeds are why John F. Kennedy is alive. (He is not.) In 2021, one QAnon follower begged Trump to release the medbeds, on behalf of his sick wife and vaccinated kids. 

The video has been deleted, and Trump—the president of the United States—has not yet commented on how or why the fake video appeared on his social media accounts (or whether or not he thinks “medbeds” are real). The post was one of many during a particularly active posting spree, in which he (falsely) blamed the FBI for participating in the January 6 riot, threatened to authorize full force in “War ravaged” Portland, and promoted a variety of news clips from right-wing platforms.

  • Stephen Miller is directing the strikes on Venezuelan civilian boats, superseding Secretary of State Marco Rubio‘s authority. [Guardian]
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention deleted its webpages about sexual and gender identity, and health equity. [CNBC]
  • Fox News host Jesse Waters apologized for suggesting the United Nations should be bombed after Escalatorgate. [Reuters]
  • UN delegates walked out during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech. [CNN]
  • Eric Adams dropped out of New York City’s mayoral race, but his name will still appear on ballots. [CBS News]
  • Senate Democrats planned a weekend getaway to California’s wine country. Must be nice! [Politico]
  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune is pleading with Republicans to avoid a shutdown [Washington Post]
  • Retired finance bro Howard Rubin has been accused of abusing women in his “sex dungeon.” [New York Times]

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