On the evening of October 18, after large-scale anti-presidential protests under the slogan "No Kings" erupted across the United States, Donald Trump posted a video created using artificial intelligence on his social media account, Truth Social. The video depicts him wearing a crown, piloting a fighter jet emblazoned with the words "King Trump," and "bombing" protesters with a brown liquid.
According to The Daily Beast , the video depicts 79-year-old Trump as a "king" wearing a gold crown, piloting a fighter jet emblazoned with the words "KING TRUMP." To the soundtrack from Top Gun, he flies over a crowd of protesters and "bombards" them with a brown liquid.
The Independent notes that the video quickly went viral and sparked a wave of criticism. Protest organizers called the post provocative and humiliating, accusing the president of misusing artificial intelligence technology to mock civil protests.
Trump did not comment on the post, but has previously called No Kings members "anarchists" and "people who don't understand order."
The video garnered hundreds of thousands of views in just the first few hours after its publication. Some supporters dismissed it as a joke, while critics saw it as a sign of disdain for democratic values.
Analysts note that this video is yet another example of the use of artificial intelligence in political communication, where the line between satire and disinformation is effectively blurred.
