US President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated music video to his Truth Social platform on Wednesday, showing some version of his stated vision for a Gaza Strip “riviera.”
Trump has repeatedly called in recent weeks for the United States to “take over” and “own” the Gaza Strip, forcibly evicting all its 2.2 million residents — without guaranteeing them a right to come back – and making the enclave a massive real estate development.
The short clip, which was not attributed to any maker, depicts a modern coastal strip lined with promenades, high-rises and shimmering beaches.
Odd details include bearded belly dancers, a child clutching a golden balloon shaped like Trump’s face, and a massive golden statue of Trump himself. People dance as dollar bills rain down. Many of the people in the video bear a resemblance to billionaire Trump confidant Elon Musk.
Trump himself is seen dancing with a scantily clad woman and, at the end, lounging with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by the pool at one of his hotels, emblazoned with the large golden words “Trump Gaza.”
Meanwhile, upbeat music plays in the clip’s background, with the lyrics: “Donald’s coming to set you free/Bringing the light for all to see/No more tunnels, no more fear/Trump Gaza is finally here.
“Trump Gaza shining bright/Golden future, a brand new light/Feast and dance, the deed is done/Trump Gaza, number one,” it continues, twice.
The war in the Gaza Strip started October 7, 2023, when thousands of Hamas-led terrorists invaded southern Israel, killing some 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages, amid acts of brutality and sexual assault.
The subsequent war between Israel and the terror group has devastated the enclave and killed tens of thousands of people.
Trump’s proposal for a mass population transfer has infuriated the Arab world, which has promised an alternative plan to rebuild Gaza without displacing its residents.
Meanwhile, Israel and the US refuse to allow Hamas any governing role in post-war Gaza, and Netanyahu has also refused any role for the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority, which has called to take over civil administration of the Strip.
Speaking in Washington on Tuesday, Opposition Leader Yair Lapid presented his own “day after” plan, envisioning an extended Egyptian guardianship of the war-torn Strip.
The discussion comes as a hostage, ceasefire and prisoner-release deal, agreed to last month, faces an uncertain future, with its first, 42-day phase due to end on Saturday, though Israeli and US negotiators reportedly seek to extend it.
The deal calls, in its second phase, for the release of the remaining living hostages in exchange for a permanent end to the war.