Trump Accused of Using ChatGPT to Create Tariff Plan After AI Leads Users to Same Formula: 'So AI is Running the Country [View all]

Apr 03 2025, 2:52 PM EDT

Internet users and experts are accusing the Trump administration of using ChatGPT to determine the percentages in the tariff plan he presented during the "Make America Wealthy" event on Wednesday.

The theory was first floated by Destiny, a popular political commentator. He accused the administration of using ChatGPT to calculate the tariffs the U.S. is charged by other countries, "which is why the tariffs make absolutely no fucking sense."

"They're simply dividing the trade deficit we have with a country with our imports from that country, or using 10%, whichever is greater," Destiny, who goes by @TheOmniLiberal on X, shared in a post on Wednesday.

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