Medical student from India who created AI conservative influencer says ‘super dumb’ MAGA crowd was easy to fool

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsMedical student from India who created AI conservative influencer says ‘super dumb’ MAGA crowd was easy to foolThe 22-year-old estimates he made thousands each month through his AI-generated MAGA influencerKatie Hawkinson in Washington, D.C. Wednesday 22 April 2026 19:57 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2962977","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/emily-hart-ai-generated-maga-influencer-b2962977.html","title":"Student who created AI influencer says ‘dumb’ MAGA crowd was easy to fool"}}CloseRelated: White House releases bizarre Pixar-inspired AI video of food delivery driversSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","r...