US EditionGOP turns Schumer print quotes into AI-generated video of him saying shutdown good for Democrats
Senate Republicans released an AI-generated ad showing Schumer discussing political gains from the shutdown, now in its third week, to highlight its impact on Americans, NRSC said.
- Senate Republican campaign leaders used AI-generated video to falsely depict Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer appearing on camera, ending with an AI close-up of Schumer grinning.
- The ad lifts the line `Every day gets better for us` from Chuck Schumer, Senate Democratic Leader in a Punchbowl News interview last week and frames it amid a partial government shutdown now in its third week.
- The ad includes a disclaimer that AI was used when posted on YouTube and X, and it intercuts real footage of military service members in food-bank lines with White House officials and Senate Republicans bemoaning the shutdown's effects.
- Schumer told reporters outside the Senate chamber that President Donald Trump and Republicans caused the shutdown on Oct. 16, 2025, and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee did not immediately respond.
- Joanna Rodriguez, NRSC spokesperson, said `AI-generated content is here` and argued its use follows legal and ethical parameters while highlighting insensitive treatment of Americans seeking government services.
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