September 3, 2025

"How did you find out over the weekend that you were dead?"


Yesterday, in the Oval Office, Peter Doocy asked Trump: "How did you find out over the weekend that you were dead?... People didn't see you for a couple days, 1.3 million user engagements as of Saturday morning about your demise. "

TRUMP: "Really? I didn't see that. You know, I have heard — it's sort of crazy — but last week I did numerous news conferences, all successful. They went very well. Like this is going very well. And then I didn't do any for two days and they said there must be something wrong with him. Biden wouldn't do them for months. You wouldn't see him. And nobody ever said there was ever anything wrong with him. And we know he wasn't in the greatest of shape. No, I heard that. I get reports now. You knew I did an interview that lasted for about an hour and a half with somebody and everybody saw that was on one of your competitors. Uh I did numerous uh shows and also did a number of Truths, long Truths. I think pretty poignant Truths. No, I was very active over the weekend. They also knew I went out to visit some people at the at the club that I own pretty nearby on the Potomac River. And no, I've been very active actually over the weekend. I didn't hear that one. That's pretty serious...."

Also, at 31:20, Doocy gets another question and asks about the mysterious throwing of something out of a White House window. Trump notes that the windows are sealed shut, so "that's probably AI generated." 

Then, talkative as ever, he generalizes about using AI as an all-purpose explanation: "If something happens really bad, just blame AI. But also, they create things. You know, it works both ways. If something happens that's really bad, maybe I'll have to just blame AI. But there's truth to it because I see so many phony things. I saw something as I was growing up from the time I was a baby till now. I said, 'Who did that?' It was AI generated. So, it's a little bit scary to be honest."

Ha ha. I knew what he was talking about. Does he scroll through TikTok like I do? It's this:

@babylovelife90 Donald Trump: His Life Story Through the Years! #trump #donaldtrump #usa #president ♬ Forever Young - Alphaville

74 comments:

Quaestor said...

Althouse, are you sure that's AI-generated? Trump's avatar doesn't have 12 thumbs.

Achilles said...

Just like every other time the leftists ran with some stupid lie fed to them they will be back again with whatever lie their masters want them to run with.

And they will pretend like they aren’t liars.

The Russian collusion hoax wasn’t the first lie they told. It was just the one that let everyone see what had been going on for decades.

rehajm said...

I find it interesting how ten years ago a single leftie originated snark or meme was capable of ending a Republican career. Now we’re saturation bombed with leftie memes, quips, and well funded war room generated scandals and nothing hits- like RPGs bouncing off the turret. Most of it would come and go without notice if it wasn’t promoted here…meanwhile conservative stuff hits, hard and has lefties whining they don’t have their own Joe Rogan, whatever that means to them…

Kakistocracy said...

Can Vance kill Trump with the same black magic he used on Pope Francis?

Mike (MJB Wolf) said...

Someone really should have asked Biden that.

Mike (MJB Wolf) said...

There may never be another post to discuss here that doesn't have an AI angle to it. The old ways of "verifying" video content was not manipulated aren't useful on AI generated animation. Maybe the code-readers can ID generated content, but forensic tools developed over that last 50 years are now obsolete.

Quaestor said...

"Someone really should have asked Biden that."

When did someone honest even get an opportunity to question Joe Biden?

Jamie said...

I just LOVE the question "How did you find out over the weekend that you were dead?" Good work, Doocy!

My husband says he has finally tumbled to Trump's strategy of playing with the left as if they're cats and he's got a laser pointer: sign a bunch of EOs that may or may not stand, but that universally cause the left to scramble for the side that the public thinks is insane (or worse). The risk, of course, is that their messaging (ahem) could prove successful in getting some significant part of the public to believe that he will defy, or has defied, the court on any of the EOs that have been ruled against. They do still own the media, and a lot of people do still get everything they "know" from traditional sources.

Jaq said...

"When did someone honest even get an opportunity to question Joe Biden?"

^^^ This.

When the Democrat Party covered for and defended this dishonest and vile old pedophile and his crooked wastrel of a son, they not only destroyed the legitimacy of the Democratic Party, but in some ways, the United States. If that crew could get hold of the seat of power, what does that mean?

RideSpaceMountain said...

The news of my death
Exaggerated greatly
The left still can't meme


- Trump, Haiku Master

D.D. Driver said...

Are we still doing the "sharp as a tack" thing?

Mike (MJB Wolf) said...

Heh!

Are we still doing the "sharp as a tack" thing?

Dave Begley said...

Today on CNBC, Ben Shapiro said those 1.3 million people want Trump dead.

This hatred for Trump is the craziest and most irrational thing ever in the political history of America. The Left lies about him constantly, but it works. The allegations that Trump will end democracy and is a dictator are insane.

I come back to "1984." If the Party can convince you that 2 + 2 = 5, the Party can get you to believe anything. That's what is happening today. Just look at this sex change stuff for children. The NE Dems wanted to die on that hill.

Yancey Ward said...

Trump's body double is outstanding!! Even Inga believes that Trump is still alive.

john mosby said...

Trump ain't no ways hurty! RR, JSM

rehajm said...

I expected someone to invoke a ‘been greatly exaggerated’ over this episode but good to see nobody tried. I hope it’s because the episode wasn’t worthy but I suspect there’s also generous helpings of I have no idea what you’re talking about to go around…

rehajm said...

..present commentariat excluded rsm. I meant modern media types…

Peachy said...

Did you see Tim Walz celebrate and hope for Trump's death?

Bob Boyd said...

Holiday weekend
Passes. Word comes Trump is still
exchanging gases

Peachy said...

Little fact that our corrupt media(D) refuse to mention.
The Male in a dress MN child-murderer (mentally ill rage-filled leftist coward) - considered all soft targets and did not consider any schools that had armed guards.

Universally - the left do not want to protect our children with armed guards.

No - they want to blame "the gun" - and put a sign outside the school that advertises the soft target.
ie: " No guns allowed. Rage-filled/ or Mentally ill trannies - come on in!"

Ronald J. Ward said...

“Look, somebody actually came up to me — very respectfully, by the way, tears in their eyes — and said, ‘Sir, we heard you were dead.’ And I said, Dead? Nobody knows more about being dead than I do. Believe me. People are saying it, the best people. Some of the greatest dead people in history, they come up to me — Lincoln, Washington — they say, ‘Sir, you’re doing a fantastic job.’

And by the way, when I’m dead, it’s going to be the best death anybody’s ever seen. Very classy, very successful. Not like these other guys — very low-energy deaths. Mine will be tremendous. But I’m not dead, folks. I’m right here. Very much alive. In fact, many people are saying I’ve never been more alive.”

Achilles said...

Dave Begley said...

This hatred for Trump is the craziest and most irrational thing ever in the political history of America. The Left lies about him constantly, but it works. The allegations that Trump will end democracy and is a dictator are insane.

It is not crazy or irrational. It is standard history. It is the norm.

Leftists are just like every other ruling class in world history. It is not crazy to want to kill you political opposition. It is normal.

Some of us have risen above that and want a different kind of society. In order for us to have a free high trust society the barbarians have to go.

Achilles said...

Ronald J. Ward said...

“Look, somebody actually came up to me — very respectfully, by the way, tears in their eyes — and said, ‘Sir, we heard you were dead.’ And I said, Dead? Nobody knows more about being dead than I do. Believe me. People are saying it, the best people. Some of the greatest dead people in history, they come up to me — Lincoln, Washington — they say, ‘Sir, you’re doing a fantastic job.’

And by the way, when I’m dead, it’s going to be the best death anybody’s ever seen. Very classy, very successful. Not like these other guys — very low-energy deaths. Mine will be tremendous. But I’m not dead, folks. I’m right here. Very much alive. In fact, many people are saying I’ve never been more alive.”


And here we have the dishonesty of the left showing itself.

Even now they can't be honest and use Trump's actual words, they have to make up their own. And you know that Ronald thinks he is reading Trump's mind here. Ronald lives in a dishonest world.

There is no contrition or apology for wanting Trump to be dead. Just more dishonesty.

Peachy said...

Did you see Rosie O'Donnell ranted lies about Trump being to blame for the MN shooting?

she retracted it all, & apologized in the manner of a clueless hive-mind.

Peachy said...

Indeed -the left live in a dishonest world of their own making.

someone said that after Trump wins -the mental health crisis in the US will be off the charts.

Iman said...

Gee wally how come
the lefties get no respect
on account of ward?

Kakistocracy said...

When he finally does die, his family will still send emails saying he was asking for money from above. And they will send it.

Iman said...

These MoFo lefties
with combination of lies
do they get egg rolls?

RCOCEAN II said...

By now everything from the MSM about Trump is just background noise. Always negative. Rarely truthful. Sound and fury signifying nothing.

If you play hypocrisy bingo with the MSM, you'll win every time. They've become an unpaid DNC member at this point. They cover up the real news, and give us propaganda.

Robert Cook said...

Always negative. Always truthful.

Robert Cook said...

"And by the way, when I’m dead, it’s going to be the best death anybody’s ever seen. Very classy, very successful. Not like these other guys — very low-energy deaths. Mine will be tremendous."

He'll probably end up like Elvis...dying while straining at stool.

Jaq said...

Speaking of the MSM.

"In 3Q 25-to-date, broadcast network primetime ratings are down 51% yoy, reflecting declines at ABC (-12%), CBS (-1%), FOX (-32%) and NBC (-78%): Nilsen

They're done" - ZeroHedge

Take a lesson 'liberals,' there are limits to how long people will consent to be lied to.

n.n said...
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n.n said...

Abortive Ideation (AI)

Robert Cook said...

"Take a lesson 'liberals,' there are limits to how long people will consent to be lied to."

It seems Trump die-hards have no limits on how long they will consent to being lied to.

Peachy said...

Mental Illness on the left is universal.

Dave Begley said...

Comment directed at me on FB. This is common on the Left.

" how can you possibly be so blind? How can you suggest anyone would be jealous of a felon, a convicted sexual predator, a failed business man, a cheater, a crook, an insurrectionist who failed to support Police and uphold the Constitution, who ridiculed publicly a man with MS, and so many more really disgusting things. How do you make those things all right in your mind, in your heart, with your religion, in raising family? Or would you also excuse him if he sexually grabbed the women in your life because he can? Would you feel honoured? And this is who you defend. Great shame on you."

Kakistocracy said...

It'll be on South Park 🤣

Jamie said...

Man, I thought Kak's "best death ever" was funny! And then Achilles comes along and angers it up... and then Kak responds in kind

And then Cook. Goodness, Cook. You used to be better.

Kakistocracy said...

Trump may have died this weekend, but like Christ, He will rise on the third day.

Peachy said...

Begley - that's it. that's the media driven mental illness based on media manufactured/ Democrat Party lies and half-truths.

Inga said...

Here’s what Achilles said back in 2024 when everyone was talking about Biden missing or being dead…

Achilles said…
“So the President has been missing for 7 days.

They said it was COVID.

Law enforcement in Las Vegas said Biden went to the hospital.

Biden resigned from the race via email on day 4.

Kamala has been anointed the candidate in a purely politburo fashion with no input at all from democrat voters along with an obviously fake voice actor phone call.

And somehow Biden giving a speech after disappearing for 7 days will be awkward for "right wing morons?"

You are actually just a stupid person if you believe that you can fool anyone with this.”

7/23/24, 12:07 PM

https://althouse.blogspot.com/2024/07/president-joe-biden-reportedly.html#comment-form

hombre said...

Trump’s death, brought to you by the people who gave you Biden’s sharp as a tack, men can get pregnant, Israel is perpetrating genocide.

Kakistocracy said...

If Vance has a lick of ambition — he’ll use the same black magic he used on Pope Francis.

TeaBagHag said...

Suck it haters! Pres pork chop is alive and…….uh well?
Just ignore his generally looking like a bloated bag of dog shit and his inability to articulate a coherent thought.

Hassayamper said...

I find it interesting how ten years ago a single leftie originated snark or meme was capable of ending a Republican career.

Exhibit A: Sarah Palin and her innocuous remark about the Alaskan state government working with the Russian marine fisheries agencies on topics of common interest in the Bering Strait that separates the US and Russia by only a few miles.

Now we’re saturation bombed with leftie memes, quips, and well funded war room generated scandals and nothing hits- like RPGs bouncing off the turret.

This is perhaps Trump's greatest contribution to the long-term health and prosperity of the nation. He has shown Republican politicians that the leftmediaswine are a paper tiger, and the proper response to their shrieking and whining is not to kiss their ass or resign from office, but to say "Fuck you" and continue doing what he was doing but twice as hard.

Peachy said...

D-Bag Hag - well Trump is alive and well and he beat your sad puppet. so - why don't you suck it.

MB said...

Someone really should have asked Biden that.

For that to happen, he would have had to:
1. Have done press conferences.
2. Had unscripted questions.

traditionalguy said...

We are blessed to have that intelligent a President. Truly blessed.

Achilles said...

Inga said...
Here’s what Achilles said back in 2024 when everyone was talking about Biden missing or being dead…

Biden was missing. He was on his way to a hospital then they redirected to plane and flew him to DC.

Then 4 days later he resigned by email. No press conference. No questions.

Your problem is that you are stupid and can’t tell the difference between my post which pointed out several facts that you cannot deal with and the stupid wishcasting you were doing.

You are just a moron is all.

Bruce Hayden said...

And, yet, one of our libtard-ettes here just a day or so ago was assuring us that Trump was either dead, or dying. I think that I called it wishful thinking.

stlcdr said...

Donald "Hurty Word" Trump.

Inga said...

Achilles has “I’m the smartest man in the room” syndrome. It’s a tell.

Inga said...

“And, yet, one of our libtard-ettes here just a day or so ago was assuring us that Trump was either dead, or dying. I think that I called it wishful thinking.”

I actually made fun of those who engaged in conspiracy theories about any president being dead. That includes when rightists were all excited about the possibility of Biden being dead.

Inga said...

“Your problem is that you are stupid and can’t tell the difference between my post which pointed out several facts that you cannot deal with and the stupid wishcasting you were doing.”

I didn’t make any comment about Trump missing or being dead. You are just a terrible person.

Achilles said...

Inga said...

I actually made fun of those who engaged in conspiracy theories about any president being dead. That includes when rightists were all excited about the possibility of Biden being dead.

It wasn’t that you were engaging in a conspiracy theory or that you were speculating. Everyone speculates because we all have incomplete data.

The problem was the quality of your speculation. You are a retard. Your speculation was moronic.

Inga said...

Althouse’s August 31st blog post about rumors of Trump’s death. Go read for yourselves.

https://althouse.blogspot.com/2025/08/trump-is-dying-he-hasnt-been-seen-in-3.html#comment-form

Inga said...

“The problem was the quality of your speculation.”

Achilles the most moral man on Althouse and smartest man in the room lies about me “speculating” on a Trump death. He is a terrible person and too stupid to go double check to see IF I even opined on Trump’s death. I posted numerous comments from rightist commenters speculating about Biden’s death though.

TeaBagHag said...

A grateful nation takes comfort in the fact that Cheeto Mussolini can still stand upright and make sounds come out of his mouth.

narciso said...

no Morons don't know better, it is a choice to believe the most ridiculous often evil thing, consistently,

narciso said...

https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1963268323426091082

Sweetie said...

Reuters got paid 10 million dollars to do a study on gaslighting large populations. It's cheap only because they only had to observe America.

Earnest Prole said...

I’m too lazy to link it but anyone with that new “google websearch” software installed on their mainframe can find this story from three months ago:

“Trump shares unfounded conspiracy theory claiming Biden was 'executed' in 2020”

“Trump didn’t explain why he amplified the baseless claim, which suggested Biden was replaced with other "entities."

“President Donald Trump on Saturday night reposted a baseless claim on Truth Social that former President Joe Biden was executed in 2020 and replaced with clones or robots.”

“The original post, made by an anonymous Truth Social user who often spreads outlandish claims, suggested that Biden was replaced with “clones, doubles” and “robotic engineered soulless mindless entities.”

Shorter version: We live in an idiocracy and you’re all culpable.

gadfly said...

Achilles said...
Just like every other time the leftists ran with some stupid lie fed to them, they will be back again with whatever lie their masters want them to run with.

You got it all wrong, fella!

Russian officials began to target email addresses associated with Hillary Clinton’s personal and campaign offices “on or around” the same day Donald Trump called on Russia to find emails that were missing from her personal server, according to a new indictment from Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

“Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press,” Trump said in a July 27, 2016 news conference. On or around that day, according to the indictment, Russian actors sent phishing emails to accounts at a domain used by Clinton’s personal office. They also targeted 76 email addresses on the domain used by the Clinton campaign.

Jim at said...

Did you see Tim Walz celebrate and hope for Trump's death?

Yep. Keep that in mind the next time Vicki from Pasadena tells us about our current VP and how horrible he is.

Jim at said...

And then Cook. Goodness, Cook. You used to be better.

Nope. He just concealed it better back then.

narciso said...

Mueller who conveniently is now in a memory care facilitity,

Kakistocracy said...

To get the full picture of Trump's health, we'll be relying on pool reports from the White House's pre-approved outlets: Fox News, Newsmax, The Daily Stormer, and j6patriots dot com.

According to these news outlets Trump’s healthier than Lincoln, FDR and Reagan are right now.

Paul said...

Well Kakistocracy... I see Trump walking and talking 1000% better than Biden did on his first day as Prez. Just today he was on the news doing so. So I think Trump is fit and fine..

Kakistocracy said...

^ Can’t we just have a little fun with this?

narciso said...

Nelson Muntz snort ha ha'

Yancey Ward said...

Kaka wants to test Trump's stool.

Kakistocracy said...

There is nothing in the Constitution that explicitly states that the president must be a living person. So it's hard to understand why the Democrat Party thinks anyone other than Trump will be president from here on out. ~ Jonathan Turley

narciso said...

Biden is mostly lifelike, mostly straw,

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