Screens at HUD display AI video of Donald Trump sucking Elon Musk’s toes

As Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) employees walked into headquarters on Monday, they were greeted by large television screens showing video of President Donald Trump sucking Elon Musk’s toes.

The video — which appeared to use artificial intelligence-generated images — ran in a loop for about 5 minutes on screens throughout headquarters, according to sources who spoke to independent journalist Marisa Kabas.

Staff could not initially turn off the screens and finally resorted to unplugging the TVs showing the image, which was labeled with the caption “Long Live the Real King.”

The Washington Post was first to report the event.

A HUD spokesperson confirmed the incident.

“Another waste of taxpayer dollars and resources,” spokesperson Kasey Lovett said in a statement. “Appropriate action will be taken for all involved.”

It's unclear if the prank was the work of a hacker, a disgruntled employee or someone else. No one had taken credit for the incident publicly as of midday Monday.

In recent days, federal workers have increased their public resistance to Musk’s work slashing government agencies through his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

We the Builders, a new website designed for federal workers telling their stories, recently came online. 

“If they really wanted to know how to use technology to build a more efficient country, they would ask us,” the website says, referring to DOGE. “But they haven't. They are destroyers. We are the builders.”

This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.

Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.

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— Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) February 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM