President Donald Trump‘s posts came so quickly that it was hard to keep track.
Trump as Hulk Hogan, Trump riding with George Washington, Trump commanding robots, Trump steering an oil tanker, Trump in an AI-generated photo of himself wearing a pink 2028 cap, and even Trump’s face pasted onto Iran.
But amid the parade of self-glorifying images and bizarre memes, one post sparked a reaction that went far beyond the usual mockery of the president’s social media feed.
Trump, 80, appeared to spend much of Sunday flooding Truth Social with AI-generated videos, memes, attacks on political opponents and fantasies about a possible “Trump 2028” campaign.
The posts came even as he spent the morning at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, where the White House press pool reported that he arrived at 9:31 a.m.
The barrage of 43 posts in roughly six hours included one image in particular that depicted a Space Force figure in a uniform that some critics compared to the Nazis and the imperial troops from Star Wars.
The comparison taps into the long history of military uniforms being used for more than identification. As a 2012 article in the Warfare History Network noted, uniforms can give soldiers a sense of “purpose, dignity, importance, authority, and even power.” Nazi Germany was particularly deliberate about using distinctive uniforms, insignia and medals to project pride, authority and intimidation.
That symbolism extended far beyond the battlefield.
The Nazi government used uniforms throughout German society, creating a highly recognizable visual language of power and militarism.
The SS’s black uniforms and death’s-head insignia became among the most feared symbols of the era, while military decorations such as the Iron Cross reinforced a hierarchy built around authority and martial prestige.
Trump’s first Sunday post came at 11:16 a.m. and featured an AI image of CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins as transgender actress Dylan Mulvaney, reviving a joke Trump had made weeks ago at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. At 11:43 a.m., he posted an AI-generated Bruce Springsteen cartoon before taking a break.
The posting resumed at 3:22 p.m., with Trump firing off 14 posts in just 25 minutes. Four came within a single minute. The posts attacked late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert, as well as Rosie O’Donnell, while also portraying Trump as a “Cosmic Commander” in a fake Star Trek poster and as the operator of an oil tanker wearing a MAGA-style cap emblazoned with FAFO, an acronym for “F— Around Find Out.”
That stream also included an image of Trump dropping bombs on other countries.
The reaction was striking even by the standards of Trump’s famously combative presence online, with some commenters questioning his state of mind and others expressing alarm that the material was coming from the president himself.
One wrote, “Wow. I just don’t know where Trump would have drew his inspiration for the space force uniforms from? Nazi officers or Star Wars Imperial officers. Or maybe both.”
Another commenter, after listing the sheer volume of posts, said, “Donald Trump is having a mental health episode online … This man is unwell. 25th Amendment NOW.”
Others were more direct. “F*****g nuts. He needs to be committed,” one person echoed. Another said, “I really want to laugh at the stupidity of it all, but this man is our president.”
The reactions continued: “This cannot be real. Please, Lord.” Another observer wrote, “He’s f*****g nuts. Your country elected a man whose brain is melted butter.”
The Sunday spree was only the latest example of Trump’s extraordinary Truth Social output. The Daily Beast reported that Trump posted 861 times in May and 681 times in June. He had already posted more than 630 times in July before Sunday’s burst.
The posts ranged from political attacks to elaborate fantasies about Trump’s place in history. He shared AI images of himself with George Washington, at McDonald’s, standing beside a television with Joe Biden edited onto it, trading stocks and standing next to military robots. He declared that the moon was his, suggested renaming New Mexico “New America,” and claimed he would be remembered as the “greatest president of all time.”
Trump also posted an image of the Titanic sinking with “Dumocratic Party” written across it, claimed the Strait of Hormuz was open despite the fact that it was not, and shared an AI image of the United States attacking Iran’s Kharg Island.
The “Trump 2028” imagery was especially notable after Trump told journalists at the Correspondents’ Dinner that he was giving them “somewhat of a scoop,” announcing his “intention to run for a fourth term as president of the United States” even though that would violate the Constitution.
Conservative YouTuber Benny Johnson embraced the theme on X, writing, “President Trump is having a field day with ‘TRUMP 2028’ Memes today.”
Last year, Trump posted a fake video showing himself flying a plane marked “KING TRUMP” over protesters. He has also shared AI depictions of himself performing Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” and, in February, deleted a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes while refusing to apologize.
The White House has defended Trump’s prolific posting.
White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales previously told the Daily Beast: “Truth Social has never been hotter, and it’s because President Trump offers his unfiltered and direct thoughts to the American people, without the biased media taking him out of context.”
Trump eventually returned to the White House at 4:13 p.m., but the posts continued. After another break, he posted late Sunday night after watching “Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy,” praising Rep. Brandon Gill.
At 1:27 a.m. Monday, he posted an investment video featuring former CIA adviser Jim Rickards, warning, “When Washington goes to war with itself, our country could crumble,“ before prompting viewers who attempt to leave the page that ”and Jim Rickards is here to show you how to prepare.”
