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Indian medical student create AI MAGA influencer to make money from Trump fans

Donald Trump shared a series of AI -generated images on Truth Social late Friday, including one depicting him, JD Vance, Marco Rubio, and Doug Burgum shirtless and lounging in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

The AI image appeared as the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is undergoing a $1.5 million renovation project, ordered by Trump and overseen by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, to repair leaks and apply a new "American flag blue" coating.

Trump has previously criticized the previous administration for the condition of the landmark, asserting that he and Secretary Burgum are working to restore it for the nation's 250th anniversary on July 4.

On the same day Trump posted the AI images, the Reflecting Pool renovation site was vandalized with "86 47" spray-painted graffiti,…