Trump shocks supporters with ‘horrible’ video of future Gaza
US President Donald Trump has shocked his own supporters with a gobsmacking video of a future Gaza transformed into a millionaires’ playground.
The AI-generated clip depicts ‘Trump Gaza’ — the war-torn enclave redeveloped with Dubai-like high-rises and palm-fringed beachside resorts.
Trump shared the video on his social media platforms to the horror of even those who say they voted for him.
The video opens with images of displaced Gazans picking through the rubble of their destroyed homeland, with the caption asking “What’s next?”
Barefoot children and their mother hold hands as they emerge from a dusty tunnel and into a gleaming vision of Trump’s Gaza.
A towering golden statue of the American president looms over the central square.
A golden likeness of Donald Trump towers over an imagined Gaza. Photo: Instagram
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The electronic music chants “Trump Gaza number one” as money rains from the sky onto Gazan children and billionaire Elon Musk as he dances on a beach.
Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu share drinks together while sunbathing shirtless on banana lounges by the pool.
The lyrics state: “Trump Gaza shining bright, golden future a brand new life.”
The video drew shocked reactions on social media. It was posted without a comment from the president.
One Instagram media user said it was “the most disrespectful and tone deaf thing a president could do”.
“A destroyed country with countless women and children is not something to neglect or poke fun at.
“Images of you and Netanyahu on sun lounges sipping cocktails is so disrespectful I have no words.
“No real Trump supporter should support this post. It’s too far, it’s not what we expect from a leader of this magnitude.”
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That comment alone received more than 122,000 likes.
A self-described Trump voter stated: “Okay maybe I should’ve voted for Kamala.”
Said another: “As a Trump supporter, horrible post.”
Many said they truly hoped that Trump’s account had been hacked and that he had not knowingly posted the video.
“Please tell me that you’ve been hacked. Please tell me you’ve been hacked because this is so not what we voted for.”
Someone else described it as “the worst thing I’ve seen on the internet all year”.
Earlier this month, Trump blurted out his idea for America to take over Gaza and turn the bombed-out strip into “one of the greatest and most spectacular developments” on Earth.
“The U.S., working with great development teams from all over the World, would slowly and carefully begin the construction of what would become one of the greatest and most spectacular developments of its kind on Earth,” he wrote on Truth Social.
Trump stated that under his plan, the Gaza Strip would be turned over to the US by Israel at the conclusion of fighting.
Palestinian people would be resettled in the region in “far safer and more beautiful communities, with new and modern homes”.
“They would actually have a chance to be happy, safe, and free,” Trump said.
His idea triggered massive international outcry.
Around 1.9 million Palestinians have been displaced since Israel launched a ground invasion and 90 per cent of the housing units have been destroyed, says the UN.
A recent research paper in The Lancet put the death toll at 64,260.
