The first speech from the Oval Office, and the highlights, right here.

Breaking—Trump addresses U.S. on coronavirus: Europe restrictions and stimulus

The Donald Speaks

On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke from the Oval Office to address measures regarding the COVID-19 coronavirus—including a European travel ban.

Donald Trump on Coronavirus: Economic Measures, Europe Travel Ban

<p><strong>This post has been updated several times to reflect developments and clarifications from the speech.</strong></p>


Developments

Just the highlights, right here. 

Breaking: Trump Addresses U.S. on Coronavirus Europe Restrictions and Stimulus

"I was worried about him because he's one of our great geniuses."

Trump praises Elon Musk: "He does good at rockets"

Stable Genius

U.S. President Donald Trump couldn't say enough nice — and baffling — things about billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk during a recent interview.

Trump Praises Elon Musk: “He Does Good at Rockets”

Is it just us, or are these comments incomprehensible?

U.S. officials have yet to confirm the source of the attack.

US website defaced with pro-Iran propaganda, bloody Trump face

Hitting Back

Hackers placed a pro-Iran propaganda image of U.S. President Donald Trump being punched in the face on the homepage of a U.S. government-run website.

US Website Defaced With Pro-Iran Propaganda, Bloody Trump Face

At least one U.S. official is dismissing the hack as "a nothing event."

But that isn't stopping him from claiming to have "studied it better than anybody."

Donald Trump doesn't seem to know anything about wind power

Hot Air

U.S. President Donald Trump claimed in a single speech that he both "doesn't understand wind" and has "studied it better than anybody."

Donald Trump Doesn’t Seem to Know Anything About Wind Power

"I never understood wind. You know, I know windmills very much."

"We had a robot just in case because we were afraid he had a suicide vest on and if you get close to him and he blows it up, you’re going to die."

Trump claims troops brought robot on mission to kill ISIS leader

Killer Bot

According to U.S. President Donald Trump, the military brought a robot along for the raid that led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Trump Claims Troops Brought Robot on Mission to Kill ISIS Leader

Seriously.

"Trump's rambling style probably makes differentiating between real and fake more difficult than it would be for a more eloquent and talented speaker."

This "RoboTrump" AI mimics the president’s writing style

Trump Talk

An AI text generator trained on real speeches by President Donald Trump fooled quiz participants with its output more than half the time.

This “RoboTrump” AI Mimics the President’s Writing Style

More than half of people can't tell the difference. Can you?

According to social media data, the page saw over 20 million total interactions (shares, likes, comments etc.) over the last 90 days.

Massive pro-Trump Facebook page is actually run by Ukrainians

ya lyublyu Ameryku

A gigantic pro-Trump propaganda Facebook page called "I Love America" with 1.1 million fans is being managed by a small group of people based in Ukraine.

Ukraine-Run Pro-Trump Facebook Page Has Over 1.1 Million Followers

The page's online presence dwarfs that of some of the biggest publications in the country.

Massive Pro-Trump Facebook Page Is Actually Run by Ukrainians

Better Call Trump: Money Laundering 101 [DeepFake]

Trump's deepfaked son-in-law Jared Kushner takes over the role of Jesse Pinkman.

Someone deepfaked Trump into "Breaking Bad" and it's horrifying

Deepfaked

Donald Trump explains money laundering as Bob Odenkirk's character Saul Goodman from "Better Call Saul" and "Breaking Bad" in this new deepfake.

Watch Trump Deepfaked Into Breaking Bad As Saul Goodman | Futurism

Are you ready for President Saul Goodman?

Someone Deepfaked Trump Into “Breaking Bad” and It’s Horrifying

This is Trump's plan "to get that whole thing cleaned up"?

Trump admin proposes putting homeless in "government facilities"

Oh Boy

The Trump administration is reportedly thinking about demolishing homeless camps and moving their populations into government-run facilities.

Trump Admin Proposes Putting Homeless In “Government Facilities”

This could go very, very wrong.

"They're super bright in the sky and are easy to find."

Trump tweet accidentally reveals secrets about US spy satellites

Oops

Astronomy experts managed to glean much more from a tweet of a spy satellite image of an Iranian rocket base tweeted by President Donald Trump last week.

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