Fact Check: Does the video show Trump making a surprise entrance at the Met Gala?
WASHINGTON, DC: Following the much-awaited fashion event, a video began circulating on social media platforms claiming to show President Donald Trump making a surprise entry at the Met Gala wearing a blue and white striped gown, sparking mockery and speculation. Let us analyze the viral video and fact-check the claim.
Claim: Donald Trump made a surprise entry at the Met Gala
The viral video claims to show the president making an entry at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the 'Fashion Is Art' themed Met Gala on Sunday night.
The president is seen wearing a long, floor-length coat with horizontal blue and white stripes, with a large, brown, double-door gate or arched doorway in the center of the torso, complete with black horizontal bars and a golden collar around the neck and shoulders.
The video has been shared by multiple accounts, garnering mockery, while a few others questioned the authenticity of the video.
Fact Check: Fake, Donald Trump is banned from attending the event
The video is fake and is evidently generated using Artificial Intelligence. An analysis of the video using AI detection tools such as Hive Moderation and ZeroGPT revealed that the video is very likely to have been made using AI.
A fact check by Grok stated, “No, this isn't real. The video is AI-generated satire from WearForbidden, who specialize in humorous 'exposé' art and memes."
"No credible reports confirm Trump attending the 2026 Met Gala—news coverage shows the event underway without him, and he's long been uninvited. Modern AI videos can look indistinguishable, but context proves this fake.”
Moreover, Trump is among the celebrities who are banned from attending the prestigious fashion event.
Anna Wintour, the lead chairperson of the event and an outspoken critic of Trump, said in a 2017 chat show that she would never invite the president. Hence, it is unlikely for the POTUS to attend the annual global fashion spectacle.
Donald Trump's Met Gala history and absence since 2016
Donald Trump has attended the Met Gala several times before and even proposed to Melania Trump at the 2004 event.
However, he has not gone to the event since 2016, and it seems unlikely he will be invited again.
The Met Gala is famous for uniting fashion, entertainment, and occasionally politics.
Over the years, it has featured well-known political figures, including Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan in 1977, and more recently, Kamala Harris in 2025.
