Ahead of America's 250th anniversary, US President Donald Trump shared what appears to be an AI-generated image of a giant golden eagle mounted on the White House's Truman Balcony. Google detected a SynthID watermark, while photos taken after the post showed no eagle in place. Reposted by official White House accounts, the image sparked widespread mockery online with critics calling it "tacky" and "cheap", while pointing out that the White House isn't 250 years old.
Trump posted the image to Truth Social late on Monday, before it was quickly reshared by the White House's official social media accounts. The image shows a large gold eagle with its wings spread across the Truman Balcony, flanked by a Stars and Stripes shield, alongside the caption: "A golden gift to the White House for its 250th birthday year!"
