Viral AI Videos Mock Trump on Chinese Social Media Amid US‑Iran War

A surge of AI-generated videos and memes ridiculing US President Donald Trump has taken over Chinese state-controlled and broader social media platforms, drawing attention amid the ongoing Iran conflict.

CNN correspondent Will Ripley reports that one of the most widely shared clips comes from Iran’s embassy in China, featuring a synthetic interaction between a reporter character and a Trump character discussing a school attack. In the clip, the fabricated Trump denies US involvement, even claiming, “America doesn’t have Tomahawk missiles at all.”

According to Ripley, Beijing’s censors have allowed these AI-driven videos to circulate freely, amplifying narratives that depict Trump as “evil and dishonest” while portraying China as morally superior and advocating peace. Animated scenes and satire have spread extensively on platforms like Weibo and other Chinese social feeds.

One popular video uses an eagle symbolizing the US, telling seagulls that security sometimes requires control, only to trap them in a cage labeled “Other Countries,” symbolizing alleged hypocrisy in American foreign policy.

The content has expanded beyond animation. Viral political cartoons and memes include captions calling Trump “a Nobel Peace Prize winner who devours kids” beside piles of skulls, and others linking rising oil prices to US-Israel military actions in the Middle East. Chinese media outlets have also published critical headlines, including “The security of Hormuz doesn’t depend on the number of warships patrolling it,” highlighting perceptions of the US as militaristic rather than stabilizing.

On Weibo, users mocked both Trump and the US response to the conflict, with comments suggesting he is making excuses because he “won’t be able to come to China” and accusing the US of weakening its own position by mismanaging diplomacy and military priorities.

Even official White House content, such as footage of Trump in a prayer circle with religious leaders, has been reshared and ridiculed widely on Chinese social media, becoming fodder for additional AI-generated memes.

What began as animated satire has evolved into a broad social media phenomenon, with AI-generated content increasingly shaping public perceptions and international narratives regarding the US role in the ongoing conflict.