The White House is defending President Trump’s decision to post an AI-generated video promoting a fictitious White House launch of a “historic new healthcare system.” The deepfake video appears as a Fox News segment hosted by Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump. The clip is based on the “medbed” conspiracy theory popular among QAnon followers who believe militaries around the world secretly possess top-secret devices that can diagnose and cure any disease, reverse aging and regrow missing limbs.

AI Lara Trump: “Breaking now: President Donald J. Trump has announced a historic new healthcare system: the launch of America’s first medbed hospitals and a national medbed card for every citizen.”

AI President Donald Trump: “Every American will soon receive their own medbed card. With it, you’ll have guaranteed access to our new hospitals, led by the top doctors in the nation, equipped with the most advanced technology in the world.”

On Saturday, Trump’s Truth Social account reposted the video, before deleting the post hours later without explanation. At the White House, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended Trump’s actions, calling them “quite refreshing.”

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt: “I think the president saw the video and posted it and then took it down. And he has the right to do that. It’s his social media. He’s incredibly transparent, as you all know.”