Trump says Taylor Swift-related pictures he shared were 'made up by other people' — and called AI 'very dangerous'
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- Donald Trump says he doesn't know "anything about" dubious images he shared of Taylor Swift and her fans.
- Some of the images he shared on Truth Social purported to show support from Swifties.
- Several of the images had telltale signs of AI use and sparked criticism on social media.
Donald Trump says he doesn't know "anything about" dubious images of Taylor Swift and her fans that were used to spread pro-Trump messaging.
The former president was asked on Fox Business whether he feared Swift could sue over a stylized image he reposted that showed an Uncle Sam-inspired depiction of her with the words "Taylor wants you to vote for Donald Trump."
"I don't know anything about them other than somebody else generated them," Trump said. "I didn't generate them."
He also said the images were "all made up by other people," adding: "AI is always very dangerous in that way."
Some of the images posted on Trump's Truth Social account, including rows of women in "Swifties for Trump" T-shirts, had telltale signs of AI use. One set of images came from a post labeled "satire," though two of the images appeared to show a real Trump supporter named Jenna Piwowarczyk.
The images attracted a response on social media, with some users calling on Swift to sue Trump for sharing them.
Trump representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.
Swift previously supported the Biden-Harris campaign in 2020 but has not endorsed either major presidential ticket so far. Four year ago she also accused Trump of "stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism."
An endorsement from Swift, who has a US adult fan base estimated to be nearly as large as the 2020 presidential vote count, could boost either campaign.
Trump told Fox Business he was concerned about the use of AI more generally — despite posting other AI memes depicting people including Elon Musk and Kamala Harris.
"We're seeing it all the time," Trump said. "It's happening with me, too. They're making, they're having me speak — I speak perfectly, I mean absolutely perfectly on AI and I'm, like, endorsing other products and things. It's a little bit dangerous out there."