Hackers played a joke on Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
On Monday (Feb. 24), a video of Trump sucking on Musk’s toes found its way online and even appeared on the TVs in the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington D.C. The clip—which appeared to be generated by AI—included the message, “Long Live the Real King.”
According to The New York Times, the fake video played on a loop as employees returned to work on Monday after Trump terminated remote work for federal staff. It is unknown how the screens were hacked to display the clip; some of the TVs were eventually unplugged.
“Another waste of taxpayer dollars and resources,” Kasey Lovett, a spokeswoman for the department told the publication. “Appropriate action will be taken for all involved.”
The video arrived two days after Musk demanded that, by Monday night, federal workers outline their achievements in the last workweek; failure to do so would be considered a resignation. Musk has been by Trump’s side since his return to the White House in January, with the president appointing Elon to head the administration’s Department of Government Efficiency program.