Wild Time Travel Theory Connects Trump to Century-Old Art and Literature
A bizarre conspiracy theory has emerged suggesting former President Donald Trump might be a time traveler, with alleged clues scattered through historical art and literature for more than a century. The extraordinary claims center on mysterious references to Trump's name and presidential numbers in works created decades before his birth.
Charles Dellschau's Mysterious Sketches
Sketches of futuristic aircraft drawn by artist Charles Dellschau, a Prussian immigrant who lived from 1850 to 1923, mysteriously contain the word 'TRUMP' and feature the number 47. Dellschau created depictions of fantastical flying machines called 'aeros' that resembled early airships, balloons, and primitive airplanes. According to the American Visionary Art Museum in Maryland, Dellschau envisioned these aeros being powered by an anti-gravity substance called 'NB Gas' or 'supe' that enabled flight without normal fuels.
Conspiracy theorists have seized on the repeated appearance of Trump's name and numbers associated with his presidential terms. One sketch shows a golden-haired figure steering a machine labeled with the number 45, linking to Trump serving as the 45th president. The technology described bears eerie similarity to modern descriptions of UFOs, which the government calls Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena.
Ingersoll Lockwood's Prophetic Novels
The theory extends to old novels by Ingersoll Lockwood from the late 1800s, which featured a young character named 'Baron Trump' who embarked on incredible adventures with a wise mentor named Don. In Lockwood's books, Baron lives in a grand place called Castle Trump and is guided by Don through extraordinary journeys. The Trump family motto in the book states: 'The pathway to glory is strewn with pitfalls and dangers.'
Lockwood also wrote the ominous political tome 'The Last President,' a story opening in New York City right after the election of an enormously unpopular candidate. The 19th-century author described police officers shouting through streets as 'mobs of vast size are organizing under the lead of anarchists and socialists.'
Conspiracy Theorists' Claims
While some claim the artist and author had mysterious methods of knowing the future, others allege without evidence that the similarities prove the Trump family possesses time-travel technology used to influence world events. One social media user stated: 'Either Trump is a time traveler or someone put in 200 years of work to make a guy who wasn't even born yet look like he is one.'
The mystery has sent conspiracy theorists searching for every possible clue about Trump and his youngest son, Barron. They point to Trump's past comments, including his statement: 'I know things that other people don't know,' made during his 2016 campaign and after winning the White House. Trump's remarks about nuclear power and his uncle Dr. John Trump have also raised eyebrows among theorists.
Celebrity and podcast host Logan Paul even asked Trump's granddaughter, Kai, about the Lockwood book and whether it proved humanity was living in a virtual simulation. The teen responded that she was certain Barron was not a time traveler, adding: 'I don't go down those rabbit holes. I don't want to go down those rabbit holes.'
The Science of Time Travel
Regarding whether time travel is actually possible, no major scientific institution has dismissed the theory as impossible. Many prominent scientists claim time travel is possible to some degree, including a 2020 study in the journal Classical and Quantum Gravity that mathematically showed backward time travel could occur without creating paradoxes or breaking cause-and-effect rules.
However, famed physicist Stephen Hawking argued in his 1994 book that 'The best evidence we have that time travel is not possible, and never will be, is that we have not been invaded by hordes of tourists from the future.'
The conspiracy theory continues to gain attention online, with images of Dellschau's sketches and Lockwood's books circulating widely among those who believe historical references to Trump's name and numbers cannot be mere coincidence.
