In a series of recent exchanges on Elon Musk’s social media platform X, the AI chatbot Grok made a series of striking claims, labeling President Donald Trump as “the most notorious criminal” in Washington, D.C. When users on Sunday and Monday prompted Grok with questions about crime in the U.S. capital, the chatbot consistently pointed to Trump, specifically referencing his 34 felony convictions for falsifying company documents in New York.
The chatbot’s assertions stand in stark contrast to Trump’s own recent statements on the subject. On Monday, Trump declared that crime in D.C. is “out of control” and announced his own plans to federalize the city’s police force and deploy National Guard troops to the streets. The difference in these perspectives highlights the ongoing debate surrounding crime in the capital and the figures associated with it.