Former President Donald Trump recently stated that he expects to be arrested in connection with the investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney next week. He went on to call for protests as New York law enforcement prepares for a possible indictment. A photo of Donald Trump’s plane taking off to fly to New York for his arrest was also leaked.
The controversy sparked around the hush money payment that Cohen admitted that he made to Stormy Daniels during the fall of Trump’s 2016 White House bid to keep her from coming forward about an alleged affair she had with the then-candidate. Trump has denied the affair.
Fans of former President Donald Trump’s impending arrest and imprisonment have shared photo-realistic images of Trump being chased down, arrested, and jailed — all generated by artificial intelligence software.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation over hush money payments to Stormy Daniels — the stage name of Stephanie Clifford — and reports Trump’s indictment and arrest could be imminent have pushed that anticipation to almost tantric levels.
Trump himself brought the prospect to vivid life over the weekend with a pair of all-caps social media post urging supporters to ‘TAKE OUR NATION BACK!’ and “PROTEST” because he “WILL BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.”
Tuesday has come and gone with no arrest, but the hopeful have been brought closer to fulfillment by sharing AI-generated photo-fakes of Trump that went viral, and even inspired an Associated Press Fact-Check. and a Snopes-ing.
The photos vary in quality and subject matter, and according to KnowYourMeme originated Saturday with a now-deleted thread by a user named @TheInfiniteDude that included a Trump mug shot.
Another user named @EliotHiggins posted widely-shared images of Trump’s fictional apprehension as well. Here are just a few of the images that are being shared and relished with commentary like “The AI generated Trump arrest photos are killing me 😂”.
Making pictures of Trump getting arrested while waiting for Trump's arrest. pic.twitter.com/4D2QQfUpLZ
— Eliot Higgins (@EliotHiggins) March 20, 2023
