US President Donald Trump is facing backlash on his Truth Social platform after sharing an AI-generated video of himself drinking cocktails with a shirtless Benjamin Netanyahu in Gaza, in a futuristic vision of the enclave that Israel has utterly destroyed, killing more than 48,000 people, the vast majority of them women and children, and wounding more than 110,000.

The video of the vision of the future Gaza is computer-generated for Trump's real estate development plan for Gaza, under which he said he wanted to "cleanse" Gaza of its more than two million residents.

The plan, dubbed the "Middle East Riviera," has been criticized as a scheme for ethnic cleansing.

The footage shows Trumpian Gaza transformed into a Dubai-style resort with skyscrapers and luxury yachts.

Children play on the beach as money rains down and scantily clad belly dancers twirl across the sand.

Trump, who says he wants the US to “own” Gaza, is presented as the dominant figure in the footage. A boy walks by carrying a gold balloon of the president’s head and a giant dictator-style statue of Trump overlooks a city street.

Elon Musk, the world's richest man and a Trump supporter, also appears several times in the video, eating flatbread and later dancing as dollar bills fall from the sky. Musk's electric Tesla cars cruise the gleaming streets.

After the 78-year-old president shared the footage — which includes the caption “Gaza 2025… what next?” — he faced a backlash on his social media platform.

“I couldn’t be a bigger supporter of President Trump but this particular video is in very bad taste. Very bad taste, really!” wrote one Truth Social user. “I hate this. I love our president but this is terrible,” wrote another.

It did not go down well with Trump's Christian supporters, with many comments referring to the worship of the golden statue, while others lamented a scene showing Trump in a nightclub alone with a woman dressed as a belly dancer as a crowd of people looked on.

“Only one is worthy of glory and honor, Mr. President,” another user wrote. “The statue is a symbol of the Antichrist, please humble yourself before God. Jesus is the King and He alone.”

Other users described the video as "sick" and "filthy."

It was not immediately clear who made the video, though it had been shared online previously by other accounts not affiliated with the White House. Trump shared it without comment.

The images were accompanied by words that appeared to be generated by artificial intelligence: “Donald is coming to set you free, bringing the light for all to see, No more tunnels, no more fear: Trump Gaza is finally here.

"Gaza Trump, a bright golden future, a whole new life. Celebrate and dance, the deal is done, Trump Gaza number one."

Israel is fighting allegations of genocide in Gaza, where it killed nearly 50,000 people, mostly civilians, in the war. The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif on charges of war crimes. Netanyahu denies committing war crimes, while Deif may already be dead

Previous economic plans for Gaza have failed after they were strangled by Israel, which has besieged the Strip for 17 years.

It is worth noting that last month, there was international condemnation of Mr. Trump's plan for American control of war-torn Gaza and the creation of a "Riviera."

Trump said he envisions building a resort where international communities could live in harmony after more than 15 months of Israeli bombardment that has devastated the tiny coastal enclave, killing more than 48,000 people, according to Palestinian figures.

The informal proposal sent diplomatic shockwaves across the Middle East and the world. Countries including Russia, China, Spain, Ireland and the United Kingdom said they continued to support the two-state solution, which has been the basis of Washington’s policy in the region for decades.

Hamas described Trump's statement about seizing the Strip as "ridiculous."