Trump blames ‘radical left’ rhetoric for Charlie Kirk’s assassination in White House video statement
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In a lengthy video statement released on social media late Thursday by the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump blamed rhetoric from the “radical left” for Kirk’s assassination and said “demonizing” opponents “must stop now.”

Trump delivered to us this uncanny video in which he denounces the killing of Kirk and blames the left’s rhetoric as the sole cause of this unfathomable act.

Am I crazy, or is this obviously AI?

  • etchinghillside@reddthat.com
    2·
    12 days ago

    Could it be similar to the recent Will Smith incident where YouTube was doing AI enchantments?

    I think I could see AI editing being the issue. But I have a hard time believing they’d just deep fake an entire segment for this to be played nationally. I don’t doubt that day will come – but would like to think it wouldn’t be for an issue like this.

    • betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      12 days ago

      Maybe he recorded one but it was unusably bad, leading his minders to put it into the slop machine for a touch-up. Even if he sees it later on, it’s not like he’d remember what he said once the little squigglies on the prompter go away. They’re free to change whatever they want.