Stephen Colbert returned to his duties on Tuesday amid a viral rumor suggesting that Trump had passed away, which was fueled by the president’s absence during Labor Day Weekend and peculiar footage showing someone tossing garbage bags from an upper window of the White House. The official explanation for this incident was “regular maintenance,” a claim Colbert found dubious.

“I thought it could be credible, possibly due to renovations,” Colbert commented until Trump responded to the matter at a press conference. Trump declared that the video was “probably AI” and remarked, “If something really bad occurs, just blame AI.”

Colbert expressed disbelief, shouting, “You just blamed AI! Does that imply something truly bad happened? Are you dead?! Were you in those bags?! Are you AI?! Please tell me you’re AI!”