What is the timeline of posts showing @XERIAS_X-originated videos appearing on Trump’s social accounts?
Executive summary
Two discrete episodes establish the short timeline in which videos originating with the X account @XERIAS_X appeared on President Trump’s social feeds: a crude fighter‑jet “No Kings” clip in October 2025 that Xerias posted hours before the president’s account amplified it, and an apparently AI‑generated Obama‑as‑apes clip in February 2026 that carried Xerias’ watermark and was reshared from the president’s Truth Social account amid public backlash [1] [2] [3]. Reporting shows a clear pattern of third‑party creators’ content—often watermark‑tagged—surfacing first on X and then being reposted on Trump’s platforms, but leaves open who inside the president’s operation selects and actually posts those clips [1] [4].
1. October 2025: “No Kings” fighter‑jet poop video — Xerias posts, Trump amplifies hours later
The earliest documented link between @XERIAS_X and material appearing on Trump’s accounts is the October 2025 fighter‑jet montage that depicted the president as a crowned pilot dropping fecal matter on “No Kings” protesters; the clip bore a visible @xerias_x watermark and, according to Snopes, Xerias’ post appeared about six hours before the video was posted to Trump’s Truth Social account [1]. Multiple outlets treated the watermark as the chain‑of‑custody clue tying the viral file to Xerias, and reporting notes Xerias celebrated the repost on Truth Social, implying the repost was visible and timestamped shortly after the original X upload [2] [5].
2. February 6, 2026: Obama ape AI clip — watermark, repost, and White House pushback
In early February 2026 the president’s verified Truth Social account twice shared a roughly 62‑second video alleging voting‑machine tampering that included a ~1‑second insertion depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes; that insertion carried a watermark from @XERIAS_X and the clip remained available on Trump’s account as outlets reported the incident [6] [2]. Deadline, Variety and Newsweek all documented the Xerias watermark and noted Xerias and allied accounts claimed credit, while the White House declined to confirm whether the president personally shared the clip or was aware of the inserted Obama sequence, with press aides offering limited defenses instead [3] [2] [7].
3. Pattern and internal process — staff curators, camera rolls, and uncertainty about the final click
Contextual reporting shows the October and February examples sit inside a broader pattern in which third‑party clips circulate on X and other platforms before landing on Trump’s feeds: Wired reported that staffers typically surface clips and secure approval to post, and that Trump sometimes saves material to his camera roll and releases it himself, but that who executes the final post is frequently opaque to outsiders and to the press [4]. The December 2025 episode in which the president posted hundreds of items in rapid succession further illustrates the administration’s practice of heavy reposting and rapid amplification of outside content—often reposted more than once with added commentary—creating fertile conditions for creator‑originated memes to migrate onto the president’s account [8].
4. Claims of credit, political defense, and limits of public evidence
Xerias and allied accounts openly claimed credit for both the October and February clips and even celebrated the president’s resharing, a public admission that strengthens the attribution chain for journalists [5] [1]. Political defenders described Trump’s use of social media as traditional political messaging or satire, while critics—governors, media and opponents—condemned the content as racist and deplorable [3] [2] [7]. Crucially, public reporting has not produced definitive internal metadata or a White House confirmation showing who in the president’s team pressed “post” for either clip, and the White House declined to answer that question when asked by Deadline [3] [4].
5. What this timeline proves — and what it does not
The timeline that emerges from the available reporting is straightforward: Xerias posted the October 2025 fighter‑jet clip hours before Trump’s account shared it, and Xerias’ watermark and claims of authorship appear on the February 2026 Obama‑ape clip that was reshared from the president’s Truth Social account [1] [2] [7]. What the public record does not prove is whether the president personally selected or uploaded those files, who inside the White House circle approved or queued the reposts, or whether any additional editing or insertion occurred after Xerias’ original posts—questions the White House declined to answer and that current reporting marks as unresolved [3] [4].