Trump's Xi Jinping Photo Looks AI-Altered, Experts Say
AI + POLITICS Digital forensics experts say a photo President Trump posted of Xi Jinping's arrival at Joint Base Andrews appears to have been altered with AI — editing out an unflattering moment caught on live television. Published September 26, 2026 · By Daniel Rao President Donald Trump (file photo; not from the September 23 event). The image he posted on Truth Social of Xi Jinping's arrival is not used here because it is not licensable. Official 2025 inaugural portrait by Daniel Torok — public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. On September 24, Donald Trump posted an image on Truth Social that purports to show one of the signature moments of his week with Xi Jinping: the two leaders standing side by side on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews, Trump mid-salute, the Chinese president's Air China aircraft rising behind them, a military jet soaring overhead. Above them, the words "Only Trump." It is a striking image. According to digital forensics experts, it m...