WASHINGTON: As huge crowds took to the streets in all 50 US states at “No Kings” protests on Saturday, President Donald Trump responded aggressively by posting a series of AI-generated videos to his Truth Social platform depicting him as a king.
In one of videos, he is shown wearing a crown and piloting a fighter jet that drops what appears to be feces on the protesters.
But it isn’t the first occasion where Trump has used AI-generated content to express his views and the Republicans see this a joke while the Democrats find an autocrat trying to dehumanise and obliterate the opponents. That’s why the No Kings protests.
Earlier month, his deputy — US Vice President JD Vance — described AI-manipulated videos that Trump posted on social media of House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries as a joke, dismissing complaints from Democrats that the videos were racist.
It’s a developing story. Details to follow.