White House slammed over wild AI image of Trump from 'Alligator Alcatraz' visit: 'Unforgivably shameful'

WASHINGTON, DC: The White House posted a wild AI-generated image of President Donald Trump and alligators at 'Alligator Alcatraz', following the POTUS' visit to his administration’s controversial new migrant detention center in Florida’s Everglades.

During his visit to the detention center, Trump joked about the reptile-infested waters surrounding the facility, saying, "We’re going to teach them [detainees] how to run away from an alligator if they escape prison."

WH shares wild AI image of Trump and 'Alligator Alcatraz'

The picture shared by the White House's X (formerly Twitter) account showed Trump standing alongside three alligators wearing caps labeled "ICE", referring to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

Similarly, the image and the post were captioned, "Alligator Alcatraz: Make America Safe Again".

It was somewhat similar to an image shared by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that showed four alligators with "ICE" caps in front of a prison-esque fence.

Interestingly, the POTUS and his allies have hyped the new facility, surrounded by wetlands infested by pythons and alligators, and what would happen to the migrants who try to flee the detention center.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said about the migrant detention center in a statement, "There is only one road leading in, and the only way out is a one-way flight. It is isolated and surrounded by dangerous wildlife and unforgiving terrain. The facility will have up to 5,000 beds to house, process, and deport criminal illegal aliens."

Donald Trump's joke about alligators eating immigrants isn't new

Before Trump visited the detention center, he spoke to reporters where he said that snakes and alligators would attack anyone trying to get out.

Moreover, during his visit, he made another joke about "a lot of cops that are in the form of alligators" at the facility.

The president's remarks faced backlash for their performative cruelty. However, they were not unique as references to "alligator bait" were made by Jim Crow-era racist propagandists a century ago about African Americans, according to MSNBC.

A postcard from 1921 labeled Black babies as "alligator bait" along with a racist 1908 article in The Washington Times that tells the story of "pickaninnies", a racial slur used for Black people, being used to lure alligators at a New York zoo, the outlet reported.

The sub headline of the article read, "Zoo Specimens Coaxed to Summer Quarters by Plump Little Africans".

Furthermore, the Jim Crow Museum lists numerous other examples of racist imagery and editorials depicting Black people on its website.

Internet slams Trump for wild AI image from Alligator Alcatraz

Several internet users slammed Donald Trump as the White House posted a wild AI-generated image of the President and the alligators at 'Alligator Alcatraz'.

A user wrote on X, "This administration will be remembered as the worst in American history."

A person also stated, "This is unforgivably shameful," whereas one mentioned, "What a big fat JOKE America has become, Just like our President, a big F’N JOKE……."

A user also wrote, "God the president is so pathetic. What is this garbage. And maga thinks this shit is cool? Losers lol," while one commented, "I thought this was a Parody account. Oh my gosh holy crap. This can't be real. Who hired you? Who is posting this stuff? Please don't tell me your my Generation."

A person also added, "Sorry. Can't celebrate your first concentration camp."

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