Elon Musk is once again at the center of a social media firestorm, this time for sharing an AI-generated image of Vice President Kamala Harris dressed as a communist dictator. The billionaire CEO of X (formerly Twitter) posted the image in response to a September 1st post from Harris, where she shared a poster featuring Donald Trump with the caption: “Donald Trump vows to be a dictator on day one.”
“We won’t let him,” Harris wrote defiantly.
Musk was quick to respond, initially accusing Harris of dishonesty by replying, “You’re lying.” But he didn’t stop there. Later, Musk escalated the exchange by posting an AI-generated image of Harris in a red communist uniform, accompanied by the caption: “Kamala vows to be a communist dictator on day one. Can you believe she wears that outfit!?”
Kamala vows to be a communist dictator on day one. Can you believe she wears that outfit!? https://t.co/Anu9tKQHXN pic.twitter.com/ISKFXYnSon
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 2, 2024
The post quickly sparked backlash across the platform, with X users criticizing Musk for using AI to depict Harris in such a provocative manner. Many users began to counter Musk’s post with AI-generated images of their own, turning the tables on the tech mogul.
