There's trouble in Washington, and while Donald Trump and Elon Musk might be pushing us toward a tech-savvy future where artificial intelligence reigns supreme, the President of the United States and his 'First Buddy' might’ve just stumbled over themselves. One of Trump's first executive orders was signing the "Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence" order, while Musk is a big champion of his Grok chatbot.
Now, a viral video that appears to show President Trump sucking Elon Musk's toes has been projected onto screens at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The NSFW clip lasts for 19 seconds and was played on a loop for five minutes in areas including the cafeteria. It shows an AI recreation of the POTUS massaging and then sucking on Musk's feet, while the words, "Long live the real king," are overlayed.
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It seems to be a nod to accusations about the power dynamic between the pair, with some branding the tech billionaire as 'President Musk' due to his new powers.
The fact that it comes on the day HUD workers were forced to return to their offices comes as no real coincidence, with complaints about Musk's position as the head of the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency continuing to cause controversy.
Discussing the incident, HUD spokesperson Kasey Lovett told The Independent: "Another waste of taxpayer dollars and resources. Appropriate action will be taken for all involved."
Journalist Maria Kabas explained the situation and claims that one anonymous agency source told her: "Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs."
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In the aftermath of the DOGE gutting whole departments, and sweeping mandates that demand staffers justify their output via email or resign, there's a lot of hostility toward Musk right now. As someone in the replies pointed out: "A disgruntled ex-employee, I bet. 🤔."
Another angrily posted: "One more person who clearly doesn’t work while on the job…Now we can cut that job too."
Someone else joked: "I can imagine the confusion when they call for the IT security and find out that everyone was fired and there’s nobody left who knows how to take the video offline. 🤦♂️."
Others called for extreme punishments, as someone else said: "Arrest and prosecute the person who did this."
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On the same note, another raged: "Insurrection, 30 years minimum. String up the gallows."
A third concluded: "Whoever did this will be fired and supporting this unprofessional behavior is exactly why @potus has zero tolerance for federal workers who are not contributing to the mission. It makes everyone look bad especially the hard working employees."
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There's been a recent rise in deepfake videos and proof that AI can create almost anything while looking realistic. Scarlett Johansson has again called out the ever-advancing tech after her likeness was included in a viral video calling out Kanye West. Speaking to People, the Hollywood star pleaded with officials to do something about AI and explained: "AI is a far greater threat than any one person who takes accountability for it.
"We must call out the misuse of AI, no matter its messaging, or we risk losing a hold on reality."
Trump was even accused of using AI to draft his executive orders, but no matter what you think of AI advancements, it still remains a divisive topic of conversation. As the video of AI Trump sucking AI Musk's toes shows, it can be used for some pretty sordid stuff.