As Donald Trump and Elon Musk prepare to bring their next round of arbitrary cuts to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, it seems like at least one employee is making their displeasure known. On Monday morning, the first day of the Trump administration’s “return to office” ban on remote work, employees at HUD were greeted by a feat of digital protest — or a “foot” of one.

According to videos and photos circulated on social media, televisions at HUD’s central office in Washington, D.C., were hijacked to play an AI-generated video of Trump making sweet, sloppy oral love to Musk’s bare feet. The words “LONG LIVE THE REAL KING” were emblazoned over the visual, likely a reference to recent posts from Trump and the White House describing the president as “the king.”

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    11 hours ago

    In a statement, HUD spokesperson Kasey Lovett said that the stunt was “another waste of taxpayer dollars and resources” and that “appropriate action will be taken for all involved.”

    I’m hearing “Pizza Party”!!!

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      7 hours ago

      There are three things I want my taxes to go towards:

      1. Universal Healthcare coverage
      2. Daycare services for new parents
      3. Videos of Trump licking Elon’s toes played in prominent government offices.
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      8 hours ago

      As a taxpayer I’ll decide what’s a waste. This is not a waste. If I could opt in 30% of my tax dollars to efforts like this, I would.

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      Lol I bet more tax payer dollars would be used in investigating and punishment than what was spent on the prank. Likely the video was made at home with personal funds