As RedState reported earlier, a video that went viral over the Labor Day holiday weekend purported to show someone standing at a White House window on the top floor, throwing what looked like black garbage bags out the window.
Because social media is what it is, folks went into a bit of a frenzy trying to guess what allegedly was being thrown out, with some quipping that the bust of former President Barack Obama was being thrown out, while others wondered if it was "burn bags" or the Epstein files. Sickeningly, some "joked" that maybe things were being thrown out because Trump was ill or deceased (a Lincoln Project-fueled rumor that was false).
For those who missed the video clip, watch:
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In response to media inquiries, an unnamed White House official reportedly claimed, "It was a contractor who was doing regular maintenance while the President was gone."
But during a press conference announcing that Space Force HQ would be moving from Colorado to Alabama, Trump was asked by Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy about the video. Trump, who said he hadn't seen the video, suggested it had to be AI because the windows are sealed, bulletproof, and weigh around 600 lbs.
Here's how their back-and-forth went down:
Trump: "No, that’s probably AI-generated. Actually, you can’t open the windows, you know why? They're all heavily armored and bulletproof."
Doocy: "So that’s a fake video?"
Trump: "Well, it's gotta be, because 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. No, but every window - I've never seen a window that's... in fact, my wife was complaining about that the other day. She said, 'love to have a little fresh air come in' but you can't, they’re bulletproof.
And number one, they’re sealed, and number two, each window weighs about 600 pounds; you have to be pretty strong to open them up. No, that has to be - where was the window? Let me see."
After Doocy walked up to show Trump the clip, someone in the background suggested it was "maybe for the renovations?" - presumably referring to the Lincoln Bedroom bathroom renovations.
The POTUS didn't answer. Instead, as he watched the video, he asked Doocy, "Which is the window?"
"It looks like this is the 15th Street side, I think, so right here," Doocy replied.
"Yeah, those windows are sealed. Those windows are all sealed, you can’t open 'em," Trump concluded.
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In doing some research on the topic, it was revealed in 2016 by then-First Lady Michelle Obama that "In the White House, you can’t open a window. Sasha opened her window once - there were calls. 'Shut the window!' It never opened again."
It's unclear if there have been any changes to the windows since then to make them unable to be opened (especially in light of the two attempts on Trump's life in 2024), but presumably the White House will provide some clarification on what, if anything, happened at a later date, since this story has sort of blown up
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