RT “RUNNING THE COUNTRY BY AI?” — Jimmy Kimmel Claims Trump Is Governing ‘Using ChatGPT’ After Latest Move
“Running the Country by AI?” Jimmy Kimmel Jokes Trump Is Governing With ChatGPT
Late-night television turned political again this week after Jimmy Kimmel quipped that former President Donald Trump appears to be “running the country by AI,” joking that recent decisions sounded as if they were generated by ChatGPT. The remark, delivered during Kimmel’s monologue, quickly spread across social media, reigniting debate about Trump’s leadership style, his rhetoric, and the growing role of artificial intelligence in public life.
Kimmel’s joke was not meant as a literal accusation, but as satire. By comparing Trump’s latest move and public statements to AI-generated responses, the comedian tapped into a familiar criticism: that Trump’s messaging can feel impulsive, contradictory, or oddly generic, shifting tone depending on the audience and moment. “It’s like someone typed ‘write a policy announcement in the voice of Donald Trump’ and hit enter,” Kimmel joked, drawing laughter from the studio audience.
The comment resonated because it blended two of the most talked-about forces in modern politics: Trump himself and artificial intelligence. AI tools like ChatGPT have become symbols of speed, automation, and sometimes shallow certainty—capable of producing confident answers that may or may not be grounded in reality. By invoking AI, Kimmel suggested that Trump’s decision-making can appear detached from nuance or human deliberation, as if produced by an algorithm rather than a careful governing process.
Supporters of Trump, however, dismissed the joke as another example of late-night hosts mocking a political figure they oppose. On conservative social media, some users argued that Trump’s direct and unconventional style is precisely what appeals to his base. To them, the comparison to AI misses the point: Trump’s supporters value decisiveness over polish, and provocation over bureaucratic language.
Others saw a deeper irony in the joke. While Kimmel framed AI as a punchline, real concerns about artificial intelligence influencing politics are far from funny. Governments around the world are experimenting with AI-driven tools for data analysis, public services, and even policy modeling. At the same time, fears about misinformation, deepfakes, and automated propaganda are growing. In that context, Kimmel’s line landed not just as humor, but as commentary on how politics itself can start to feel automated—reduced to slogans, recycled talking points, and rapid-fire reactions.
Trump, for his part, has often portrayed himself as instinct-driven rather than process-driven, proudly rejecting what he calls “expert” opinion. That image makes him an easy target for jokes about algorithmic governance, even if the reality is more complex. Presidential decisions, whether under Trump or any other leader, involve layers of advisers, agencies, and institutional constraints—hardly the work of a single chatbot.
Still, Kimmel’s joke captured a cultural moment. As AI becomes more visible in everyday life, it also becomes a metaphor—one that comedians, critics, and commentators use to question authenticity, accountability, and intelligence in leadership. Whether or not Trump’s latest move deserved the comparison, the laughter reflected a broader anxiety: in an age of machines that can talk like humans, people are increasingly wary of leaders who sound like machines.
In the end, “running the country by AI” was less an allegation than a punchline. But like many good jokes, it carried an uncomfortable question beneath the humor: in modern politics, can voters still tell the difference between thoughtful governance and auto-generated noise?
