President Trump has shared a largely AI generated music video which depicts Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought, one of the architects of the conservative Project 2025 plan, as the grim reaper on his Truth Social website.
In the video the reaper is portrayed walking through Washington D.C., before its identity is revealed as Vought. Meanwhile, a band is formed by AI generated versions of President Trump, Vice-President J.D. Vance and a number of skeletons. The music is a cover of the 1976 Blue Oyster Cult’s hit “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper.”
Trump shared the clip on Thursday after saying he would meet with Vought to “determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a political SCAM, he recommends to be cut” amid the ongoing partial government shutdown.
Vought was one of the architects of Project 2025, a Heritage Foundation organized agenda for a Republican president published ahead of the 2024 presidential election. During the election campaign Trump distanced himself from the project commenting: “I know nothing about Project 2025.”
The video was credited to the ‘Dilley 300 Meme Team,’ which produces pro-Trump content for social media.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
