Trump also reposted an even more insane conspiracy theory on his Truth Social platform, this one claiming that President Joe Biden was executed in 2020 and replaced with a batch of "clones, doubles & robotic engineered soulless mindless entities." if this allegation is true, the man who is to take Joe Biden's place in the White House is not Joe Biden, but a high-tech Frankenstein's monster of political marionettes.

The original post came from a fringe, pro-Trump account that regularly traffics in conspiracy theories. Then, topping off this game of telephone, the account quoted a satirical article from The Babylon Bee, a website that traffics in comedic and fictitious interpretations of the day's news. In other words, we are talking about a conspiracy built on the foundation of a joke, but that didn't prevent Trump from repeating it.

Trump's repost rained down the whole kitchen sink of MAGA-world hashtags and linked to a bevy of far-right accounts, tagging controversial activist Laura Loomer. The post then began bouncing around the internet, like a political pinball, with followers rejoicing and dropping their jaws in awe.

What makes this even more eye-popping is the timing. And just days earlier, there was the news of President Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis news that would understandably raise alarms for any sitting president. Instead of a note of empathy, we got, well, clone talk.

Making things even more interesting, Trump had also shared the stage with Elon Musk just days earlier during a joint press conference. The topics they touched on included artificial intelligence, the 2025 election, and, in true throw-you-a-curveball fashion, a potential pardon for embattled rapper Diddy. So, yeah, A.I. to the clones to the Diddy pardons, but it's been a week.

It's difficult to say what exactly inspired Trump to retweet the theory. Was it a joke? A tip of the hat to the far-right dregs of his base? Or just another late-night scroll through the feed, blushingly turned sideways? Whatever the intention, it's the latest instance of how truth, satire, and speculation can sometimes all marinate in the same social media stew, particularly when Trump himself is there to stir the pot.

Biden is alive and still the President. However, in a political universe where fact and fiction often compete for attention, some prefer the idea of clones over the cold, complex reality.

With the clock ticking drop by drop toward 2025, the weirdness is likely to get weirder. Because if Trump's retweet is any suggestion, we're only just scratching the surface of what political storytelling looks like in the era of memes, misinformation, and, who knows, mindless robot clones.