President Donald Trump shot down the frenzy over a viral video that appeared to show items hurled from a second-floor White House window. Reporters pushed the story hard, but Trump waved it off and stressed that the security and design of the building make the scene highly unlikely.

“That’s probably AI-generated,” he said in the Oval Office when a reporter asked about the footage. He underscored the basics first. “Actually you can’t open the windows. You know why? They’re all heavily armored and bulletproof.”

He went further, describing the construction and the surveillance that covers the residence. “I know every window up there. The last place I’d be doing it is that, because there’s cameras all over the place, right, including yours.” The point was simple: modern defenses and constant eyes make viral fantasies look even less plausible.

Trump noted the practical side, too—life inside the People’s House. “She said, ‘I’d love to have a little fresh air come in.’ But you can’t. They’re bulletproof, number one. They’re sealed. And number two, each window weighs about 600 pounds. You have to be pretty strong to open them up,” he said, recalling a moment with the First Lady.

When Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy tried to show him the clip on a phone, the pushback continued. An aide floated that the window might have been temporarily opened for work near the Lincoln Bedroom, but Trump didn’t budge. “Yeah, those windows are sealed. Those windows are all — they’re all sealed. You can’t open them,” he said.

Trump also pointed to a bigger issue—deepfakes and information warfare. “One of the problems we have with AI, it’s both good and bad. If something happens really bad, just blame AI. But also they create things. You know, it works both ways. If something happens that’s really bad, maybe I’ll have to just blame AI.”

“I see so many phony things. I saw something as I was growing up, from the time I was a baby until now. I said, ‘Who did that?’ It was AI generated. So it’s a little bit scary to be honest with you, but those windows are all very heavily sealed,” he added. The message to the public: be skeptical, demand proof, and don’t let fakes drive the news cycle.

Separately, a White House aide verified the footage to a reporter and tied it to routine upgrades. The aide said it came from “a contractor who was doing regular maintenance while the president was gone.” Online sleuths speculated the shot was taken from a nearby rooftop, which would explain the odd angle and partial view.

Trump’s stance still makes a larger point about the era we live in. Viral clips can be stripped of context, edited, or manufactured outright—then blasted across platforms before facts catch up. That’s why he keeps spotlighting the risks of AI fakery and why he insists on real verification before the country chases another shiny outrage.

It also fits his broader push to modernize and secure iconic spaces while keeping them worthy of America’s history. He has talked openly about refurbishing legacy rooms and improving infrastructure so the White House functions at the highest level. Routine maintenance is part of that mission, not a scandal.

The media wants drama; Trump wants results. He is right to call out “phony things” and to remind the country that technology cuts both ways. Enemies foreign and domestic will use new tools to deceive. Leaders must use common sense, strong systems, and truth to beat them.

Conservatives should take this as a teachable moment. Don’t let AI hoaxes or cut-up clips define reality. Demand receipts, finish the upgrades, and keep America’s house strong, secure, and world-class. Stand with facts over frenzy—and keep winning by telling the truth.