A video of President Donald Trump kissing the feet of Elon Musk was reportedly playing on a loop in the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development headquarters Monday morning, as criticism of Musk’s government authority builds.
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The video appears to be generated by artificial intelligence, according to Vox and Wired, which both had footage of the video playing on a HUD television.
On top of the footage of Trump kissing the feet of Musk, the video reads: “LONG LIVE THE REAL KING.”
An unnamed HUD employee who provided Wired with the video said federal workers had to manually turn off each television to stop the video from playing.
Forbes has reached out to HUD for comment and details on the video, but Kasey Lovett, a HUD spokesperson, told Wired the video was “another waste of taxpayer dollars and resources” and that “appropriate action” would be taken.
This story is developing and will be updated.
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4,000. That’s about how many HUD employees are expected to be laid off as Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency works to reduce the federal workforce and spending, according to an internal memo seen by The Washington Post that detailed cuts.
TVs at HUD Played an AI-Generated Video of Donald Trump Kissing Elon Musk's Feet (Wired)
HUD cuts expected to worsen America’s housing crisis, staffers say (The Washington Post)