Overview

• California Governor Gavin Newsom’s press office on X shared AI-generated clips targeting Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday and Wednesday.
• One video presents a mock program titled “A History of Couches,” with a fabricated Vance monologue praising sofas and riffing on an internet rumor.
• A second clip references an old photo of Vance in a blonde wig and makeup, with reporting attributing the image to a 2012 Yale party.
• Newsom’s account also posted an AI image lampooning Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by depicting President Trump receiving drone-delivered McDonald’s.
• The tone mirrors stylized attacks seen from Trump and allies online, as platforms face scrutiny over the spread of manipulated political content.