Donald Trump stars in grim reaper-themed AI generated music video

Donald Trump stars in a Grim Reaper-themed AI-generated video posted to his Truth Social account mocking Democrats.

The clip features a cover of Blue Öyster Cult’s "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", with Russell Vought portrayed as the mythological character.

It came as the president threatened to use a temporary lapse in government funding to enact permanent cuts to the federal workforce as a way to punish workers at agencies he believes are staffed by people who did not vote for him or his party.

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