--- description: A White House official implied the video’s content was real, telling TIME it showed a contractor doing “regular maintenance." title: Trump Says Viral Video Was 'Probably A.I.'—After White House Implied Otherwise image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc4e2a204419a843a/6998c97d7323af5f7f2bccfd/GettyImages-2220897493.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [White House](/tag/white-house/) ## White House Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Trump Says Video of Object Tossed Out of Window Was 'Probably A.I.'—After White House Implied Otherwise  by [Brian Bennett](/author/brian-bennett/)  ## Brian Bennett Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Bennett is the senior White House correspondent at TIME. Updated: Sep 2, 2025 8:58 PM CUTPublished: Sep 2, 2025 3:48 PM CUT  The White House in Washington, DC, is visited by protesters on June 22, 2025. The White House in Washington, DC, is visited by protesters on June 22, 2025.Kevin Carter—Getty Images  by [Brian Bennett](/author/brian-bennett/)  ## Brian Bennett Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Bennett is the senior White House correspondent at TIME. Updated: Sep 2, 2025 8:58 PM CUTPublished: Sep 2, 2025 3:48 PM CUT A video posted online on Monday of a [black bag](https://www.instagram.com/washingtonianprobs/reel/DOCrpK1jOeQ/?hl=en "undefined") being heaved out of a second-story White House window was “probably AI-generated,” President Trump told reporters on Tuesday when asked about it. Trump added that such a video couldn't be real because "you can't open the windows" in the White House. "They’re all heavily armored and bullet-proof,” he said. Trump's comments on the [viral video](http://instagram.com/washingtonianprobs/reel/DOCrpK1jOeQ/?hl=en%28opens in a new tab%29 "undefined") came hours after a White House official gave TIME a statement that implied the video’s content was real, and that it showed a a contractor doing “regular maintenance." The [video](https://www.instagram.com/washingtonianprobs/reel/DOCrpK1jOeQ/?hl=en "undefined") was originally posted on an Instagram account called “Washingtonianprobs” and spread widely on social media, prompting jokes about White House security protocol and speculation about what was being thrown out. It shows a person wearing white pants stepping a foot out onto a windowsill on the second floor of the White House and tossing down what appears to be a black plastic bag. Later someone tosses something long and white out the window. The second floor of the White House is where the President’s private residence is located. “It was a contractor who was doing regular maintenance while the President was gone,” the White House official said in a statement in response to questions about the images. President Trump spent Sunday and the Labor Day holiday on Monday at his golf club in Sterling, Virginia. 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