'There is no Joe Biden': Trump shares wild theory claiming former president is a clone

Donald Trump shared an outlandish conspiracy theory, claiming that former US president Joe Biden was executed in 2020 and now what stands in his place is a robotic clone.Trump, who remains active on his social media platform Truth Social, reposted a message late Saturday from a little-known user named “llijh”, who has fewer than 1,000 followers.

The original post read, “There is no #JoeBiden - executed in 2020.#Biden clones doubles & robotic engineered soulless mindless entities are what you see.>#Democrats dont know the difference.”

Though Trump didn’t comment on the validity of the claim, his decision to share the post has drawn widespread attention. The president is known for mocking opponents online, and critics suggest the post may be another example of him trolling political rivals.The two men last met in person at the 2025 presidential inauguration roughly five months ago, having previously shared the debate stage during both the 2020 and 2024 campaigns. Since leaving office, Biden has become the focus of increasing scrutiny, particularly over his mental and physical health.Speculation intensified following the release of a recent book, “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,” which questions his fitness for office.

Trump has publicly questioned whether Biden was truly in charge of his administration, pointing to his use of an autopen to sign official documents, a process currently under investigation by House Republicans.“I think the autopen is going to become one of the great scandals of all time,” Trump said on Friday during a White House event attended by tech billionaire Elon Musk. “He’s been a sort of a moderate person over his life, and a smart person, but somewhat vicious person, I will say, if you feel sorry for him, don’t feel so sorry because he’s vicious,” The New York Post quoted.Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers, led by house oversight committee chairman James Comer, have launched a probe into the president’s health, summoning five close associates for questioning.Last month, Biden’s team confirmed that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. Despite the diagnosis, Biden remains optimistic about his progress.“We’re going to be able to beat this,” he told reporters in New Castle, Delaware on Friday. “We’re working on everything, it’s moving along. I feel good.”