This morning, federal workers at the Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD) offices in Washington, DC, were shown what appears to be an AI-generated picture of President Donald Trump kissing Elon Musk’s feet, with the words” LONG LIVE THE REAL KING” on them.
On Monday night, a HUD employee at the building’s Robert C. Weaver Federal Building shared a picture with WIRED that showed the picture unfolding in a circle on a TV monitor. According to the source, who was given anonymity over rumors of repercussions, employees at the developing had to physically move off each TV to prevent the video from playing.
Who is responsible for the game is still undetermined at this time. Since last year, related AI-generated videos and stills of Trump kissing Musk’s legs have been shared on social media.
” Another misuse of tax dollars and assets”, Kasey Lovett, a HUD director tells WIRED. ” Appropriate action will be taken for all engaged”.
The White House did not respond to a post request right away.
The incident occurred shortly after documents leaked that revealed Elon Musk’s alleged Department of Government Efficiency ( DOGE ) project intended to eliminate 4, 000 workers at the agency, which is currently dealing with a US housing crisis.
Politico reported this weekend that, according to leaked files, HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development is set to gain 84 percent of its workforce.
” We’ve decided internally to start notifying our grantees—every president, state head, governor, nonprofit CEO, and congressional earmark recipient—that they may assume a loss or major unexpected delay in funding”, a recent HUD employee tells WIRED.
Over the weekend, people at HUD, like many other national staff, received an email from the Office of Personnel Management demanding a comment with “approx. 5 shots of what you accomplished next year.
A HUD supply tells WIRED that HUD management at many of the organizations and national worker union leaders instructed their members to wait until at least lunchtime on Monday before acting.
