On Wednesday, Trump spoke at the brand-new Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library. While he was rambling and struggling to stay upright, Trump made a wild claim of speaking with Roosevelt:

I even had a conversation with Theodore Roosevelt,” Trump said. “I said, ‘What did you think about the Panama Canal? Do you consider that your greatest achievement? How do you feel about the fact that the Democrats gave the Panama Canal away to Panama for $1?’

Now, I know what you're thinking. That this was the clearest example yet of Donny's dementia. Well, maybe, but if it is, it's not the way you think it is.

Trump really did have "a conversation" with Teddy Roosevelt. Obviously, it was not the real Teddy Roosevelt, who had died over a hundred years ago. What Trump spoke with was an AI-generated Teddy Roosevelt:

.@POTUS interacts with AI President Theodore Roosevelt at the Theodore Roosevelt Library in North Dakota ?? pic.twitter.com/4ISRo2Tsbj

On Wednesday, Trump spoke at the brand-new Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library. While he was rambling and struggling to stay upright, Trump made a wild claim of speaking with Roosevelt:

I even had a conversation with Theodore Roosevelt,” Trump said. “I said, ‘What did you think about the Panama Canal? Do you consider that your greatest achievement? How do you feel about the fact that the Democrats gave the Panama Canal away to Panama for $1?’

Now, I know what you're thinking. That this was the clearest example yet of Donny's dementia. Well, maybe, but if it is, it's not the way you think it is.

Trump really did have "a conversation" with Teddy Roosevelt. Obviously, it was not the real Teddy Roosevelt, who had died over a hundred years ago. What Trump spoke with was an AI-generated Teddy Roosevelt:

.@POTUS interacts with AI President Theodore Roosevelt at the Theodore Roosevelt Library in North Dakota 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/4ISRo2Tsbj

— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) July 1, 2026

So, Trump's claim wasn't completely off base.

However, the question that should be on everyone's mind is whether Trump realized that that wasn't the real Teddy Roosevelt. Honestly, I'm not too sure he understands that.

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?'"

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