A video, probably generated with artificial intelligence, showing President Donald Trump kissing Elon Musk’s feet, was reported in a circuit at the headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday morning , in the middle of growing criticisms of the government authority of Musk.
The video seems to have been generated with artificial intelligence, partly because it shows Musk with two left feet, according to Vox and Wired, both with images of the video reproducing on a television of the department.
Above Trump’s image kissing Musk’s feet, the video carries the message: “Long life to the true king.”
An anonymous Hud employee, who provided the video to Wired, said federal workers had to manually turn off each television to stop video playback.
Kasey Lovett, spokesman for the department, told Forbes that the video was “another waste of taxpayers’ dollars and resources” and that “appropriate measures” would be taken.
Shortly after five in the afternoon, time in central Mexico, the press office of the secretary of HUD, Scott Turner, issued a statement to Forbes, stating that the monitors were “showing the achievements of the Trump administration, including actions for reduce costs and expand the supply of affordable housing. ”
“We hope that the media cover these historical achievements with the same level of detail and immediacy as other frivolous stories,” he added.
4,000. That is the approximate number of HUD employees that are expected to be fired while the Musk government efficiency department works on the reduction of federal staff and spending, according to an internal memorandum seen by The Washington Post, which details the cuts.
Have Musk or Trump commented on the video? Until shortly before 11:30 in the morning, none had responded to clips or images of the video on social networks.
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What is HUD?
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is a federal agency that works on policies and programs related to housing needs, fair housing laws and communities in the US.
It was created by President Lyndon B. Johnson and seeks to help “create a decent home and a suitable life environment for all Americans.”
Some of its most important programs include subsidies for community development, rent assistance through vouchers in section 8, public homes for low -income families and individuals, homeless assistance and mortgage insurance and loans.
Musk has assumed a role as one of Trump’s main advisors in his second administration, although the association has generated criticism and legal challenges of those who argue that Musk effectively has authority without restrictions to cut government funds and reduce federal workforce.
Before assuming the position, Trump announced that he would appoint Musk to direct the Government Efficiency Department (Doge), with the guideline of “eliminating excessive regulations, reducing unnecessary expenses and restructuring federal agencies”.
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Musk has said that the agency seeks to be transparent and share the “fraud” that claims to be finding.
On its governmental website – which was last updated on February 17 – Doge claims to have saved 55,000 million (although a Bloomberg analysis suggested that this figure is much greater than the real savings found by Doge).
According to the Doge site, most savings from cut contracts come from the United States Agency for International Development, the Department of Education and the Office of Personnel Management.
Forbes estimates that Musk has a net worth of 383.6 billion, which makes him the richest person in the world, while Trump has a net worth of 5.3 billion, placing him as the 633th richest person in the world.
This article was originally published by Forbes US
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