DISCLAIMER: This article was first published in August 2025
Donald Trump went on a posting spree this week that was strange, even by his own standards.
On his Truth Social page, the president shared a series of bizarre images. One showed him in full SWAT gear.
Another showed Trump surrounded by lightning bolts, with giant eyes painted in stars and stripes filling the sky above him. The style echoed the QAnon conspiracy movement, which falsely portrays him as a hero fighting a secret “deep state.”
For years, Trump tried to keep some distance from QAnon, claiming only a vague knowledge of the group. But in 2025, that distance looks gone. His posts are now fully embracing the imagery and slogans of the conspiracy.
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The images quickly went viral. They spread far beyond Truth Social.
He is unserious and unhinged
— Gulliver Gadfly (@GulliverGadfly) August 30, 2025
Soft MAGA, it’s never too late to leave him. You’ve thought about it. Do it for your country.
— Anthony Wilson 🥏🙄 (@anthonybwilson) August 30, 2025
He doesn’t have to do all of that to look porcine
— Alex Jewell 🧢 (@bestfoodalex) August 30, 2025
World leaders are laughing at us. Our country has become a joke.
— Denison Barb (@DenisonBarbs) August 30, 2025
When does someone finally step in and tell this asshole how stupid and mentally unwell he looks to the rest of the world ?
— bettylousmama (@bettylousmama) August 30, 2025
This man is out of his mind pic.twitter.com/kavUq5JvxG
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) August 30, 2025
Does he have a mind at all?
— Real Rutger Jönåker 🇸🇪🇺🇦 🌻 Not a cat 😼🤘 (@cronhielm) August 30, 2025
He’s lost in his own delusion.
— Walker 🌕 (@jwalker0X) August 30, 2025
He’s not posting. This is damage limitation.
— GibbyNetty #RejoinEU💙 Proudly Woke! 🇺🇦 (@nettygibby) August 30, 2025
How about this instead? pic.twitter.com/qW6X3Sr6aA
— David J. B. 🏳️🌈❤🐻🤗 (@DavidJB57) August 30, 2025
He’s dead and baron is posting these in his account as a coping mechanism 😭
— muskawo (@muskawo) August 30, 2025
I liked it better when he disappeared. This is why other nations are laughing at us.
— ✨Ashbama✨ (@AshariExpresses) August 30, 2025
The timing of the posts makes people even more uneasy. In June, the White House said Trump has a condition called chronic venous insufficiency. It makes his legs swell. Photos also showed bruises on his hand, with makeup used to hide them. Doctors said he is still in “excellent health.”
In August, more questions came. Trump spoke in public but often rambled, repeated himself, and sometimes did not finish his thoughts. Experts from Cornell and Johns Hopkins said some of this behavior was a warning sign. Trump denied it. He said he is “as sharp as ever.”
This week’s images have reopened the debate. To many, they look less like political messaging and more like the fantasy of a man slipping further into paranoia.
Featured image via X screengrab
