What is going on there?

Probably a reflection of the teleprompter

It's not live.

"I'm the first President in this century to report to the American people that the United States is not at war anywhere in the world." Really?… Then someone should explain all this money we’re spending.

This.

Teleprompter/camera reflection.

Manure is hot and has a heat signature when it’s fresh.

I think his battery is shortcircuiting 🤖

Hologram Joe

AI CGI

And he is acting like a hostage awkwardly reading a script someone else wrote and is forcing him to read.