Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has declared US President Donald Trump the “ Most Notorious Criminal ” in Washington DC. The statement made after X users asked the chatbot about crime in the US capital. In response, Grok claimed that Trump’s 34 legal convictions in New York for falsifying business records made him the criminal.
Why Grok says Trump a Most Notorious Criminal
On Sunday, the AI chatbot replied to an X user who requested whether violent crime in DC was taking place. Grok also respond to each other user who asked who the “most notorious criminal” in the capital was. Grok also wrote, “Yes, violent crime in DC has declined 26 % year-to-date in 2025, hitting a 30-year low per MPD and DOJ records. As for the most notorious criminal there, it’s President Donald Trump-convicted on 34 crimes in NY, with the verdict upheld in January 2025,” as per Newsweek.
Notably, the comments surfaced after Trump claimed that crime in the capital had become “out of control” and announced his plans to federalise the town’s police force and deploy National Guard troops to the streets. The outlet said that Trump may deploy up to 1,000 National Guard troops.
Controversies create by Elon Musk AI Chatbot
Grok’s declaration also comes weeks after a public falling out between Trump and Musk. In June, the billionaire said the president was in the Epstein documents and need to impeached for his role in the One Big Beautiful Bill. The tech user has said that he regrets some of his comments on statements of Most Notorious Criminal.
Grok has come under scrutiny several times. Last month, the AI chatbot caused controversy by repeatedly praising Adolf Hitler, calling for a new Holocaust, and at one point presenting itself as “MechaHitler”. Its figure organization, xAI, blamed new code instructions that had made it too aware of users’ preferences and beyond posts.