President Trump on Tuesday evening shared a video using artificial intelligence (AI) that showcases his proposals for the potential development of the war-torn Gaza Strip, complete with a golden statue of his likeness and beachfront skyscrapers rising from the rubble.
The 33-second video, which the president shared on Truth Social, starts with a shot of the city in ruins after the Israeli military’s 15-month bombardment campaign. Text on the screen then reads “Gaza 2025 — What’s next.”
The AI footage then pans to a scene of presumably tech billionaire and senior advisor Elon Musk enjoying a meal and laughing, as the sun shines and people dance around him.
“No more tunnels, no more fear,” the voice in the video sings. “Trump Gaza is finally here. Trump Gaza shining bright, golden future, brand new light.”
The video also features children holding gold balloons also made to look like Trump and a renovated beachfront with luxury hotels and money flying in the air.
It also shows a shot of a “Trump Gaza” building and toward the end, the U.S. president and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seem to be enjoying drinks in the sun, shirtless.
The AI film comes as Trump has doubled down in recent weeks on a plan for the U.S. to take responsibility for the enclave, currently controlled by Palestinian militant group Hamas. The president has proposed turning the Strip into a “Riviera of the Middle East.”
He has also suggested that Palestinians in be permanently relocated after the war between Israel and Hamas is over.
The plan invited a bevy of criticism from Arab American and Muslim leaders, heads of Western countries and leaders of nations in the Middle East.
During an interview on Fox News, Trump also suggested that Palestinians would not have the right to return to Gaza.
“In other words, I’m talking about building a permanent place for them, because if they have to return now, it’ll be years before you could ever — it’s not habitable,” Trump said during the interview earlier this month. “It would be years before it could happen.”
Israel and Hamas are currently under a fragile ceasefire agreement, which brought an end to the conflict that began on Oct. 7, 2023. The second phase of the deal is expected to begin soon after the remaining hostages and Palestinian prisoners are exchanged.
