On March 6, during the program “Politics Hour with Tamta Karchava,” historian Soso Manjavidze stated that U.S. President Donald Trump had commented on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s clothing. According to his claim [22:12], Trump allegedly said that Zelenskyy arrived at the White House wearing clothes ordered from the Chinese platform Temu.
Additionally, on March 2-3, Russian-speaking Facebook users shared a video of Trump along with a quote (1;2;3;4), in which he criticizes Zelenskyy for arriving at the White House in inappropriate attire and says he considered the behavior disrespectful. “For God’s sake, someone buy this guy a suit,” Trump says in the video.
A fabricated video of Trump commenting on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s attire is spreading on social media. The U.S. president’s video has been digitally manipulated, with facial movements and speech altered using artificial intelligence. No such statement by Trump can be found in open sources.
Trump’s alleged statement about Volodymyr Zelenskyy cannot be found in open sources. He did not make this comment publicly after their meeting, nor did he post it on Truth Social, the platform he actively uses.
A search for the video reveals that the identical footage was taken on February 26, 2025, during the first Cabinet meeting (1;2). In this meeting, Trump does not mention Zelenskyy’s clothing. Notably, Trump met with the Ukrainian president two days later, on February 28 (which he states in the first seconds of the video [00:16]). Therefore, he could not have commented on Zelenskyy’s attire on February 26.
A comparison of the footage confirms that the fabricated video was created using clips from the February 26 meeting. However, it is also important to note that in the manipulated video, Trump’s image is mirrored, and the quality is degraded. Upon closer examination of the video, it becomes evident that Trump’s mouth and eye movements appear unnatural – a characteristic of digitally altered videos. Additionally, shadows on his face shift rapidly, and in certain frames, parts of his teeth disappear. Although the video fabrication uses real footage, Trump’s words have been altered, and the voice is artificially generated to closely resemble his. His mouth and facial movements have also been adjusted to match the fabricated speech.
Although the video is of low quality, upon close inspection, the lettering displaying the YouTube address – “DangerousAI” – can be discerned on it
This YouTube channel states that it publishes AI-generated videos. The creator also specifies that everything said in the videos is original script written by him, and it’s not real quotes or opinions of those people in the videos. Furthermore, he confirms that he uses AI to generate the voices.
The abovementioned video of Trump, which later spread on social media as real, was uploaded to this YouTube page on March 1, 2025.
The Ukrainian fact-checking organization StopFake has also verified the video circulating on social media.
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, President Zelenskyy has not worn formal attire and consistently appears in military clothing during media appearances and meetings, as a leader of a country at war. He also frequently wears traditional Ukrainian clothing, the Vyshyvanka.
During his meeting with Donald Trump, Zelenskyy’s outfit remained unchanged – he wore a black T-shirt with a Ukrainian trident emblem on the chest. It was precisely after the meeting with Trump that his attire became a topic of widespread discussion. Upon greeting him at the door, Trump himself emphasized Zelenskyy’s clothing (“all dressed up”). Later, in the Oval Office, journalist Brian Glenn asked Zelenskyy why he was not wearing a suit. The Ukrainian president responded that he would wear one after the war ends.
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