Over the weekend, Trump went on a social media rampage—posting 33 times on Truth Social in just a few hours—seemingly to drown out mounting media focus on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

He shared bizarre AI-generated videos—like Obama being “arrested” in the Oval Office set to “Y.M.C.A.”—along with random stunt clips and culture-war posts. The content struck even loyal followers as erratic.

The article argues that this behavior reveals Trump’s retreat into a fantasy world—using memes and fan-fiction to cope with real-world setbacks. Compared to his more calculated online presence during his first term or during the Capitol aftermath, this barrage feels unhinged

His frantic posts came after the failure of allies (like Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal) to suppress stories about a risqué birthday note sent to Epstein. This suggests a weakening of his hold over both his party and the media .

The author warns that a sitting president indulging in conspiracy-riddled, out-of-touch postings—and demanding rivals be jailed or prosecuted—signals an alarming blurring of reality and fantasy. In the wrong context, Trump’s “revenge-fantasy” memes have real-world consequences — Charlie Warzel via The Atlantic