Trump mocked in bizarre Iranian AI-generated Lego video refrencing his Epstein ties

TEHRAN, IRAN: Iran has released an AI-generated propaganda video depicting President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Lego characters, mocking Trump’s Jeffrey files. 

The two-minute video circulated through Iranian state media during the ongoing US–Israeli bombing campaign against Iran. It links the conflict to criticism faced by Trump over the Epstein documents.

Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Trump prior to his departure from Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv in 2017 (Kobi Gideon/GPO via Getty Images)

Iran’s propaganda video targets Trump and Netanyahu

Iran’s state media released the AI-generated clip through Tasnim News Agency, portraying Trump and Netanyahu as Lego figurines. The video shows the two characters standing beside a Lego Satan figure while examining a folder labeled “Jeffrey Epstein File.”

Inside the folder, a Lego Epstein figure wears an orange prison jumpsuit alongside a grey-haired Lego character. In the scene, Netanyahu laughs while standing behind Trump.

After viewing the file, Trump’s expression changes to anger, and he presses a large red button to launch a US missile.

The missile in the video strikes a girls’ school, referencing a real incident in Minab, southern Iran, where 175 schoolgirls and staff were killed on the first day of the war. The source of that attack remains under investigation.

The clip then shows a classroom before fading to black and revealing rubble from the explosion. A Lego Iranian soldier appears holding a child’s pink backpack amid the debris, suggesting US responsibility for the deadly strike.

At a press conference, Trump declined to accept responsibility for a Tomahawk missile that investigators believe may have been fired by US forces and struck the school. Video obtained by The New York Times and other outlets reportedly shows what appeared to be an American strike hitting a Revolutionary Guard Corps naval base and the nearby school building.

Political backlash and cultural responses in the US

The propaganda video continues by depicting Iran retaliating, launching strikes on Tel Aviv, targeting British forces in Cyprus, and attacking US vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

Critics accused Trump of escalating conflict abroad to divert attention from the Epstein controversy. Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Republican Rep. Thomas Massie were among those raising such concerns.

Ocasio-Cortez argued that Trump had previously taken impulsive actions in countries such as Venezuela and Iran, coinciding with developments in the Epstein files. She said, "I don’t think that coincidence is something to dismiss off the cuff. I think that he feels existentially tied to it.”

Massie, who spearheaded legislation aimed at releasing the Epstein documents, also commented, saying bombing Iran “won’t make the Epstein files go away.”

The controversy has also appeared in American popular culture. 'Saturday Night Live' mocked the situation, with comedian James Austin Johnson parodying Trump and joking that war was useful for “distracting from the Epstein files.”

Public attention continued. A large statue titled “King of the World,” depicting Trump and Epstein recreating a scene from the film 'Titanic,' was recently installed on Washington DC’s National Mall near the Capitol. A plaque at the base described it as a monument honoring the relationship between Trump and Epstein.