Former President Donald Trump decried Democrats and artificial intelligence over phony AI-generated photos showing him on the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s plane.
“This is what the Democrats do to their Republican Opponent, who is leading them, by a lot, in the Polls. This is A.I., and it is very dangerous for our Country!” Mr. Trump posted Tuesday on Truth Social. “I was never on Epstein’s Plane, or at his ’stupid’ Island. Strong Laws ought to be developed against A.I. It will be a big and very dangerous problem in the future!”
The post included screenshots of a Daily Mail report on actor Mark Ruffalo apologizing for sharing phony AI-generated photos of the former president on Epstein’s plane.
“Gross. #MAGA wants to paint everyone on those flights as pedophiles except the one guy who smiles in a group of young girls all headed to Epstein’s ’Fantasy Island’ with him,” Mr. Ruffalo had posted on X earlier this month. “My bet is there are some decent republicans left in America that may think this is going too far.”
After learning the photos were fake, the actor issued an apology, while taking a jab at X CEO Elon Musk for “allowing so much disinformation.”
“Sorry Folks. Apparently these images are AI fakes,” Mr. Ruffalo posted. “The fact that Trump was on Epstein’s plane and what Epstein was up to is not. Be careful. Elon’s X and his allowing so much disinformation here is driving the value of his app down by 55%.”
This all comes after the release of hundreds of pages of court documents pertaining to Epstein and his sex trafficking ring. The documents revealed more than 150 names.
Mr. Trump was named in some documents, in which an alleged victim said she had tapes of him, former President Bill Clinton, British Prince Andrew and billionaire Richard Branson having sex with some of Epstein’s victims.
The credibility of the alleged victim, Sarah Ransome, has been questioned after she later admitted that she made up the claim about sex tapes to protect her from Epstein, according to The New Yorker Magazine.
• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.
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