President Donald Trump has posted a video on Truth Social showing people at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, all set to the 1982 Tears for Fears song “Mad World.” But the real buzz wasn’t about the footage itself; it was the way he presented it. Online, people quickly started to poke fun at the post. Most folks pointed out that, despite the dramatic music, the video just showed regular shoppers walking through the mall.
In the video, you see regular people shopping at the Mall of America, just doing their daily routine. There are women in hijabs strolling through the place, blending in with the crowd. The whole thing is set to “Mad World,” a famous, gloomy, haunting song. It feels like someone wanted to take a normal scene and make it feel unsettling or eerie, and a lot of viewers picked up on that.
Reports say a third-party account posted the video first, then Trump shared it on Truth Social. The original post made an unsupported claim that “85% of these people are on welfare.” Trump reposted it without adding any comments or extra details.
Several outlets have pointed out that this fits into a larger trend of social media posts targeting Minnesota’s Somali community, the biggest Somali-American population in the U.S.
Internet Reacts to Trump’s Mall of America Video Targeting Minnesota Shoppers
Most responses online leaned heavily into sarcasm. “How dare these immigrants go to the mall and buy things,” one person wrote, while another kept the same energy: “OMG! They’re…….shopping! Somebody, do something! Quick!”
Some viewers turned their focus to Trump himself rather than the post’s content. “Trump is the epitome of the Conservative mindset. He’s the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, worth BILLIONS OF DOLLARS! But still spends ALL HIS TIME playing the VICTIM!!” one commenter wrote. Another took a more resigned tone: “Would someone take the phone AWAY from old timer pleeeeeeaaaaaasssseeee.”
Others connected the post to what they saw as a deliberate political strategy. “The election is getting close and they need to turn up the fear,” one person observed. And at least one commenter found a way to make it personal: “Every now and then I watch a Fox News clip just to check in on the alternate reality they are living in, maybe I’ll play some mad world in the background next time I’m watching it.”
This post is catching people’s attention because it shows a sitting U.S. president sharing a video that suggests something suspicious about people shopping at a mall. There’s this unverified claim about welfare benefits tossed in, and the whole thing is set to an intentionally gloomy soundtrack.
This is also dropping in the middle of a stretch where the Trump administration has consistently targeted Minnesota’s Somali community. The video keeps spreading on social media, but most users are mocking it instead of taking it seriously.
