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Trump saying he talked to a guy who died in 1919,: "i even had a conversation with Theodore Roosevelt..." (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Wednesday OP
How much do you want to bet he has ChatGPT set up so all the great historical figures tell him he's better? meadowlander Wednesday #1
That's an interesting thought PatSeg Wednesday #12
his groupie could do it orthoclad Wednesday #14
Oh yes, that's true PatSeg Wednesday #15
Hallucinations are a feature of some late-stage dementias. RockRaven Wednesday #2
It wasn't a hallucination. He talked to an AI generated Roosevelt onenote Wednesday #18
Did it look like Robin Williams? StoolPigeon Thursday #20
Um...i hate to point out the date on the post. The poster is going woo woo too? Its the heat. Srkdqltr Wednesday #3
Corrected BlueWaveNeverEnd Wednesday #5
I just thought it was funny. We all do it. Srkdqltr Wednesday #6
Nixon reportedly spoke with portraits of past presidents. usonian Wednesday #4
Here's the moment Trump interacted with AI Teddy Roosevelt. LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #7
Hospice people say talking to dead people is a common thing dalton99a Wednesday #8
Methinks TR would have kicked him in the nuts rurallib Wednesday #9
If that were true MustLoveBeagles Wednesday #10
Maybe he meant SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #11
Trump: "I even had a conversation with Theodore Roosevelt. I said, ..." mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday #13
He was at the T. Roosevelt Presidential Library - they have an AI hologram exhibit of him whopis01 Wednesday #16
That's what I was gonna say ITAL Wednesday #17
I won't watch it but did the audience buy this crazy BS BigmanPigman Wednesday #19
It was AI hallogram nt Raine Thursday #21
Teddy would have told Trump... BH liberal Thursday #22
I'm surprised Trump didn't say, Ars Longa Thursday #23
Did Trump call Teddy "a sucker and loser" for oasis Thursday #24

meadowlander

(5,207 posts)
1. How much do you want to bet he has ChatGPT set up so all the great historical figures tell him he's better?
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 04:40 PM
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PatSeg

(54,202 posts)
12. That's an interesting thought
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 06:03 PM
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It actually makes sense, though I'm not sure he knows how to use ChatGPT. I think posting on social media is about as technical as he gets.

RockRaven

(20,160 posts)
2. Hallucinations are a feature of some late-stage dementias.
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 04:47 PM
Wednesday

From https://pennmemorycenter.org/understanding-hallucinations-in-dementia/

Hallucinations are sensory experiences that do not correspond to reality. They can be visual, auditory, olfactory (smell), or tactile (touch).

Up to 50 percent of patients with late-stage Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias (ADRDs) experience hallucinations. While visual hallucinations are the most common, the type and frequency can depend on the specific diagnosis.

For example, hallucinations often appear earlier in patients with Lewy body dementia (LBD), and those patients might even retain awareness that their experiences are not real. In patients with vascular dementia, the location of brain damage can influence the type of hallucinations.

onenote

(46,422 posts)
18. It wasn't a hallucination. He talked to an AI generated Roosevelt
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 07:41 PM
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that’s part of the museum’s exhibits

usonian

(27,398 posts)
4. Nixon reportedly spoke with portraits of past presidents.
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 04:49 PM
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Trump DEFACES them.

He has enough phantoms to deal with already.

rurallib

(64,949 posts)
9. Methinks TR would have kicked him in the nuts
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 05:41 PM
Wednesday

if there is no sign of that I do not believe him

mahatmakanejeeves

(71,764 posts)
13. Trump: "I even had a conversation with Theodore Roosevelt. I said, ..."
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 06:06 PM
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Reposted by Aaron Rupar
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com

Sky Marchini
‪@sky.skymarchini.net‬

if your 80yr old parent was talking about having conversations with someone who died ~27 years before they were even born, you'd be getting power-of-attorney in place bsky.app/profile/atru...

‪Aaron Rupar‬
‪@atrupar.com‬
· 2h

Trump: "I even had a conversation with Theodore Roosevelt. I said, 'What do you think about the Panama Canal? Do you consider that your greatest achievement and how do you feel about the fact that the Democrats gave the Panama Canal away to Panama for $1?'"




4:12 PM · Jul 1, 2026

if your 80yr old parent was talking about having conversations with someone who died ~27 years before they were even born, you'd be getting power-of-attorney in place bsky.app/profile/atru...

Sky Marchini (@sky.skymarchini.net) 2026-07-01T20:12:58.227Z


Aaron Rupar
‪@atrupar.com‬

Trump: "I even had a conversation with Theodore Roosevelt. I said, 'What do you think about the Panama Canal? Do you consider that your greatest achievement and how do you feel about the fact that the Democrats gave the Panama Canal away to Panama for $1?'"



3:44 PM · Jul 1, 2026

Trump: "I even had a conversation with Theodore Roosevelt. I said, 'What do you think about the Panama Canal? Do you consider that your greatest achievement and how do you feel about the fact that the Democrats gave the Panama Canal away to Panama for ?'"

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-07-01T19:44:39.423Z

ITAL

(1,460 posts)
17. That's what I was gonna say
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 06:43 PM
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Last edited Wed Jul 1, 2026, 08:41 PM - Edit history (1)

I had seen a story on the new TR Museum and Library they built in South Dakota and its use of Holograms and AI. As crazy as Trump is, this is actually not nuts, and that's what he was talking about.

BigmanPigman

(55,807 posts)
19. I won't watch it but did the audience buy this crazy BS
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 08:09 PM
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about our history or did they laugh, clap and go along with his deranged lies?

Ars Longa

(716 posts)
23. I'm surprised Trump didn't say,
Thu Jul 2, 2026, 10:05 AM
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Last edited Thu Jul 2, 2026, 10:37 AM - Edit history (1)

"And Teddy said to me",
"Sir, Mr Trump Sir, you Truly, Truly are the Greatest of all
the Presidents" "Sir, it is an honor to have this Seance with
you" "Thank you Sir"

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