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Still, it was Sunday’s post that was the most striking: a video that showed Washington and Trump walking through the ballroom, taking turns to point to the ceiling as if appraising the room’s construction. “I think part of the reason he’s posting it is because it ties in with this deeper sentiment that he has that he is on par with, or even potentially better than, George Washington,” said Angelo Carusone, president and CEO of Media Matters, a non-profit media watchdog organization. “He’s trying to basically be a founder,” added Carusone. “And AI gives him the ability to project his imagination out into the world.” The Guardian asked the White House whether Trump, 80, thought he had actually met with Washington, who died more than 200 years ago.
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