Trump marks America’s 250th anniversary with AI-generated image of golden eagle on White House balcony

President Donald Trump Monday evening posted what appeared to be an AI-generated image of a large, golden eagle affixed to the Truman Balcony of the White House, CNN writes.

“A Golden Gift to the White House for its 250th Birthday Year!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, alongside the image of the bald eagle with its wings spanning the balcony and a stars and stripes shield.

The White House then shared Trump’s post on its official account on X.

But the image does not appear to be a real photograph, based on small differences between the railing of the balcony in the picture and the real-life Truman Balcony. The shield also features 11 stars, as opposed to 13, which traditionally reflect the original 13 colonies at the time of America’s founding.

The publication says the image also has content credentials in its metadata that indicate it was created with Google AI.