- Donald Trump was fined $355 million in a New York civil fraud case while posting complaints about his “AI-generated photos” on Truth Social
- President Trump claimed that an image that made him look fat was created by AI, but the image was actually a Photoshopped photo of golfer John Daly.
- The post included one image of Trump with a pot belly and three images of Trump with a slim figure.
Just as Donald Trump reached the climax of his civil fraud case and was sentenced to a $355 million fine in a New York court, the former president, who is famous for his thin skin, criticized himself for photos that made him look fat. It was posted on Truth Social.
“Fake news used artificial intelligence (AI) to create this situation. They are despicable people, and we all know that,” Trump fumed.
“The other photo is of me hitting a golf ball today to show the difference. Sadly, in our country we only get fake news!”
The post, accompanied by one photo of a pot-bellied President Trump and three photos of a skinny Donald, echoes the ruling by Judge Arthur F. Engoron, the judge in the New York case. Posted around the same time. .
However, further investigation revealed that the image was not AI at all, but rather a Photoshopped image of 57-year-old golf cult hero and longtime Trump supporter John Daly, taken in 2017. found.
The former president spent a considerable amount of time on the golf course during his time in office, and continues to do so, but the image posted Friday afternoon superimposed a photo of Trump’s face with Daley’s real image. It was created digitally.
The remaining three photos in the post showed Trump with a slimmer figure as he hits the links at one of his golf courses in Florida.
Daley, a two-time major champion, is a fan of Trump and has played golf with him several times.
The two also share a love for McDonald’s and Diet Coke.
The golfer vowed to cut down on Diet Coke and cigarettes in 2020 after being diagnosed with bladder cancer. Two years later, he revealed that the cancer was benign.
In a 2016 interview, Daly told sports journalist Graham Bensinger that he doesn’t like drinking water and prefers the taste of cola.
“I was drinking 12 to 20 Diet Cokes a day,” Daly told Bensinger. “I used to go to McDonald’s three or four times a day. For me, they always had the best Fountain Diet Coke.
Mr. Daley strongly supported Mr. Trump last year when he boldly argued that the former president needed to return to the White House next year for the sake of America.
Daley, a former PGA Tour legend who currently plays primarily on the senior tour, has known the former president for more than 30 years, even calling him a “great friend” in a 2017 Instagram post. There is.
And with the 2024 presidential election just nine months away, Daley insisted that he and his fellow experts support Trump returning to the White House.
“I think everyone on tour wants Papa Trump back,” he told Tucker Carlson in a sit-down interview last December.
Trump has recently been in the spotlight at the LIV Golf Tournament, receiving a warm welcome from the likes of Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau.
Asked if he believed Trump could win this year’s election, Daley said he was praying for Trump to win.
“He needs to win. I pray to God that he wins,” he claimed. “Just to have the satisfaction of bringing our country back together and instilling common sense here again.
“Look at what he did, how great was our country during the four years he was in office?” Come on, look. There are no secure borders. What the hell happened? Where did you go? I loved the four years of Papa Trump. And it all went to hell within a couple of years. ”
The two-time major champion not only praised President Trump, calling him an “incredibly smart man,” but he also praised the entire former First Family.
And, boldly and bizarrely, if the 45th president had secured a second term in November 2020, referring to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and, more recently, the ongoing Israel , argued that some of the biggest international conflicts in recent years could have been avoided. -This year is the Hamas war.
“I’ll have his back until the day I die,” Daly said. “He’s one of the greatest human beings I’ve ever met. His family is amazing. Once you get to know them, they’re all very kind-hearted people. He helps Americans and protects our country. I just want to protect it.
“If President Trump were president, I don’t think Putin would have ever invaded Ukraine, and I don’t think Hamas would have attacked Israel.”
Daley, a five-time winner on the PGA Tour, revealed that Trump predicted his presidential bid in the 1990s during a conversation with a professional golfer at a pro-am tournament.
“We played in the pro-am and we went out and talked a little bit. And when he stood up, he said, ‘Keep my word, I’m going to be president of the United States one day.'” This may go back to 1992, 1993, 1994,” Daley insisted to a stunned Carlson, adding that he believed the real businessmen of the time.
