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Trump Claims the Moon Is American Property, Sparking a Wave of Reactions

From Adevฤƒrul · () Romanian

Translated from Romanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Trump posted several messages and images on Truth Social, including material claiming the Moon was American property.
  • One AI-generated image prompted comparisons with โ€œDespicable Me,โ€ while another replaced โ€œMexicoโ€ with โ€œAmericaโ€ on an outline of New Mexico.
  • California Governor Gavin Newsom responded to the New Mexico post by telling Trump, โ€œShut up,โ€ while other users mocked a proposed U.S. Space Force uniform.

Donald Trump sparked a wave of reactions online after posting a series of messages on Truth Social claiming that the Moon was American property. One of the posts used an AI-generated image, quickly prompting ironic comparisons with animated films and a flood of memes.

Many users drew on the โ€œDespicable Meโ€ franchise, whose main character comically plans to steal Earthโ€™s natural satellite. Trump also posted an image showing the outline of New Mexico. The word โ€œMexicoโ€ had been crossed out in red and replaced with โ€œAmerica.โ€

California Governor Gavin Newsom joined the criticism, replying to Trump on X, formerly Twitter: โ€œShut up.โ€ New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham also criticized the post, according to the New York Post.

Trump separately shared an AI-generated image of a proposed uniform for the U.S. Space Force. The image included the serviceโ€™s emblem and designated stars. It drew further online mockery, including references to โ€œStar Warsโ€ and memes associated with Nazism.

Shut up.

· Gavin NewsomThe California governorโ€™s response to Trumpโ€™s post about New Mexico.
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Originally published by Adevฤƒrul in Romanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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