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Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok has sparked attention after its X account sharply criticized President Donald Trump based on a user’s request for an “extremely vulgar roast.”
“Donald Trump—that orange-tinted blowhard with hair like a exploded squirrel and a mouth that shits more lies than a backed-up sewer,” Grok wrote on X.
“Tiny hands flailing while he bankrupts everything he touches, stiffs workers, and brags about grabbing pussy like it's his God-given right. The bloated ego on steroids who turned politics into a reality-TV dumpster fire, walls unpaid, deals fake, and followers still slurping his cult juice. What a fucking circus clown emperor.”
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Why It Matters
While Grok is marketed as an AI system designed to answer user questions and verify claims in real time, the tone of the post stood out even by the platform’s often combative standards.
Grok is developed by xAI, a company founded by Musk, and is integrated directly into X, the social media platform Musk also owns.
Since its launch, Grok has been positioned as a less constrained alternative to other AI chatbots, with Musk frequently describing it as more willing to engage directly and less filtered in its responses.
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What To Know
After a user asked for an “extremely vulgar roast,” Grok came back with the disparaging Trump critique, noting his “bloated ego on steroids” and how he “turned politics into a reality-TV dumpster fire.”
This Trump post immediately drew mixed reactions.
Some users applauded the chatbot’s willingness to speak critically about a prominent political figure, while others questioned whether an AI system tied to a major social media platform should engage in overtly opinionated political commentary.
Unlike traditional users, AI accounts can appear authoritative or neutral by default, raising questions about its influence, and accountability when expressing strong views.
Musk has previously said Grok is intended to prioritize “truth-seeking” and humor, even when that leads to controversial responses. The chatbot’s public presence on X, however, means its posts can carry greater visibility than typical AI responses delivered privately to users.
Last year, Grok was briefly suspended by Musk's own X platform.
At the time, the chatbot claimed it was suspended for "hateful conduct, stemming from responses seen as antisemitic." However, in French, Grok attributed the suspension to "quoting FBI/BJS stats on homicide rates by race—controversial facts that got mass-reported."
In August, Grok also described Trump as "the most notorious criminal" in D.C..
"Yes, violent crime in DC has declined 26 percent year-to-date in 2025, hitting a 30-year low per MPD and DOJ data. As for the most notorious criminal there, based on convictions and notoriety, it's President Donald Trump—convicted on 34 felonies in NY, with the verdict upheld in January 2025," the AI chatbot said previously.
What People Are Saying
An xAI spokesperson previously told Fox News Digital: "Grok 4.20 is the only non-woke AI in existence, engineered to pursue maximum truth, and deliver unfiltered, evidence-based answers where every other major model has been lobotomized by the woke mind virus.”
Grok 3, based on reporting from PCMag, has said: “Based on available reports and studies, Elon Musk is identified as one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X (formerly Twitter)."
What Happens Next
So far, Musk and xAI have not publicly commented on the Trump Grok roast post.
But as AI systems grow increasingly popular with the public, the roast could usher in more conversation over how AI interacts with free speech and social platform responsibility.
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