{"id":177773,"date":"2025-10-03T18:17:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T18:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/177773\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T18:17:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T18:17:12","slug":"melania-trump-shares-ai-body-double-and-sets-off-speculation-news-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/177773\/","title":{"rendered":"Melania Trump shares AI body double and sets off speculation | News US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEC_268718008-2f3d.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24326330\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tFirst Lady Melania Trump shared an AI-generated video of herself that has left many social media users confused (Pictures: X\/@TrueMELANIAmeme)<\/p>\n<p>An AI-generated video posted First Lady <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/melania-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Melania Trump<\/a> has set off speculation that she may use a hologram at future public events.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, 55, shared the video of her likeness posted by the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/twitter\/page\/68\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X (formerly Twitter)<\/a> account @TrueMELANIAmeme on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>It shows a burst of digital pixels as the First Lady appears wearing a dark dress suit and her signature blonde-highlighted hair.<\/p>\n<p>The computer-generated appearance stands in an upscale building that seems to be Trump Tower.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Into The Future,\u2019 the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MELANIATRUMP\/status\/1973511513609740737\" rel=\"nofollow\">post<\/a> is captioned.<\/p>\n<p>The account is associated with her <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/cryptocurrency\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cryptocurrency<\/a> venture, $MELANIA, which she launched just before her husband <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s return to <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/white-house\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the White House<\/a> in January.<\/p>\n<p>The post has many <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/social-media\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">social media<\/a> users confused at what it means.<\/p>\n<p>Some believe that the first lady will use her AI-generated image to stand in for in future public appearances, including with the president.<\/p>\n<p>One X user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AmrakJack505\/status\/1973740491666763930\" rel=\"nofollow\">posted<\/a>: \u2018OHHHHHHH! You personally don\u2019t have to make appearances with (Donald) anymore if they can hologram you! Got it!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_266737240-1942-e1759500572801.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24326286\" alt=\"U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive for the state banquet at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, on day one of US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump's second state visit to the UK, Wednesday September 17, 2025. Aaron Chown\/Pool via REUTERS\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tPresident Donald Trump (left) and First Lady Melania Trump (right) have both posted AI-generated memes this week (Picture: Reuters)<\/p>\n<p>Another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NormPoisso62078\/status\/1973770167391003057\" rel=\"nofollow\">remarked<\/a>: \u2018Wow, rather than tell donnie she has a headache, she could send him this replacement.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Other X users who are not fans of the Trumps mocked the meme.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Amazing, she didn\u2019t take her husband into the future. Oh wait, I wouldn\u2019t take him either,\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PatriciaBrueni1\/status\/1973811537006796993\" rel=\"nofollow\">wrote<\/a> a user.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tFollow Metro on WhatsApp to be the first to get all the latest news\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1632181964-e1700130460337.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-19695292\" alt=\"Apps With More Than One Million Users\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tFollow us to receive the latest news updates from Metro (Picture: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Metro\u2019s on Whatsapp! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va7gy437oQhUmmYX9F2z\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Join our community<\/a> for breaking news and juicy stories.<\/p>\n<p>The First Lady\u2019s meme coin jumped 7% in value within 24 hours of her sharing the AI video, and is trading at $0.182, according to the digital media outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/342717\/melania-trump-meme-coin-jumps-after-first-lady-promotes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Decrypt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_266669623-d7dc.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24326287\" alt=\"U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to board Air Force One, as they depart from London Stansted Airport, in Stansted near London, Britain September 18, 2025. REUTERS\/Kevin Lamarque\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tFirst Lady Melania Trump (right) has been suspected of using a body double dating back to her husband President Donald Trump\u2019s (right) first term (Picture: Reuters)<\/p>\n<p>That an increase of more than 12% this week, but it remains down 99% from its high of $13.05 when it debuted in January.<\/p>\n<p>The meme is not the first time that Trump has been accused of using a body double. <\/p>\n<p>Rumors swirled in 2017, during her husband\u2019s first term, that she would use a body double for some public engagements.<\/p>\n<p>Eagle-eyed onlookers pointed out subtle differences in her facial features and gestures.<\/p>\n<p>The First Lady\u2019s meme is not the only one that has generated headlines this week, as her husband has also posted computer-generated content.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump shared an AI-generated video of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer standing next to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries\u00a0wearing a sombrero and a mustache, with mariachi music playing in the background.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Look guys, there\u2019s no way to sugarcoat it: nobody likes Democrats anymore,\u2019 says the AI-generated Schumer.<\/p>\n<p>The sombrero memes have also been shared by Republicans that accuse Democrats of allowing the federal government to shutdown over healthcare for undocumented immigrants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/10\/03\/massive-fire-erupts-chevron-oil-refinery-outskirts-los-angeles-24328336\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Massive fire erupts at Chevron oil refinery on outskirts of Los Angeles<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/10\/03\/british-man-wife-us-politician-lover-pictured-set-fire-affair-24326272\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">British man \u2018set US politician on fire for having an affair with his wife\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/10\/02\/woman-cleaning-closet-finds-box-lottery-tickets-wins-100-000-24325963\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Woman \u2018almost passed out\u2019 after surprise riches from cleaning out her closet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tComment now<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tComments<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tNews Updates<\/p>\n<p>Stay on top of the headlines with daily email updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"First Lady Melania Trump shared an AI-generated video of herself that has left many social media users confused&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":177774,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[554,733,4308,15313,141,422,50,224,86,56,54,55,741,1384,3287,17090,79165],"class_list":["post-177773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificialintelligence","tag-cryptocurrency","tag-donald-trump","tag-melania-trump","tag-news","tag-social-media","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-us","tag-us-news","tag-us-politics","tag-weird-news","tag-x-twitter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177773\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}