Donald Trump shares AI-generated video of him throwing Stephen Colbert in bin

Donald Trump has shared an AI-generated video of himself throwing comedian Stephen Colbert into a dumpster.

In a rare post on X, formerly Twitter, the US president shared a video where he grabs Colbert by the shoulder and jacket and tosses him into a large green bin.

The video, which was also posted on his own platform, Truth Social, then shows Mr Trump dancing to YMCA by Village People.

It was posted without comment, but the official White House account also shared the video with the caption: "Bye-bye."

Colbert, long at odds with the US president, was the long-time host of CBS's The Late Show, which aired its final episode this week.

The Late Show was cancelled by Paramount Global, the former owners of CBS, as they sought approval from the Trump administration for its $8bn merger with Skydance.

In response to the show ending, Mr Trump said on Truth Social: "Colbert is finally finished at CBS.

"Amazing that he lasted so long! No talent, no ratings, no life. He was like a dead person. You could take any person off of the street and they would be better than this total jerk.

"Thank goodness he's finally gone!"

Mr Trump later posted that The Late Show's cancellation "was the 'Beginning of the End' for untalented, nasty, highly overpaid, not funny, and very poorly rated Late Night Television Hosts".

"Others, of even less talent, to soon follow," he added. "May they all Rest in Peace!"

It's not the first time Mr Trump has taken issue with the host of a talk show, with the president calling for Jimmy Kimmel to be sacked after he made a joke about the first lady.

It's also not the first time Mr Trump has used AI-generated videos to mock opponents or critics, and he routinely shares dozens of posts on Truth Social per day.

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Before posting the Cobert video on Truth Social, the president shared an AI image of a "Golden Dome for the White House" - as in Israel's air defence system - and twice posted a picture of himself as a sunrise over Greenland.

He also shared an AI image of Democratic representative Ro Khanna with vampire fangs while dressed as a lamb.

In February, Mr Trump posted an AI-generated video that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.

It was deleted around 12 hours after being shared, and a White House official said a member of staff "erroneously made the post".

The US president said at the time that "of course" he condemned the racist parts of the video, but told journalists he would not apologise, and did not say whether he would fire the staffer who posted it.

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