{"id":47530,"date":"2026-08-15T23:11:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T18:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=47530"},"modified":"2026-08-15T23:11:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T18:11:40","slug":"trump-appointee-roasted-over-video-of-her-stiffly-walking-by-pics-of-herself-this-has-to-be-ai-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=47530","title":{"rendered":"Trump Appointee Roasted Over Video of Her Stiffly Walking By Pics of Herself: \u2018This Has To Be AI, Right?\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5751405\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5751405\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5751405\" src=\"https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/08\/loeffler.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Loeffer at SBA\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5751405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot via U.S. Small Business Administration TikTok<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Kelly Loeffler<\/strong>, the head of the Small Business Administration, went viral this week over a TikTok video that had many questioning whether it was AI-generated.<\/p>\n<p>Loeffler took to TikTok for the Friday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@sbagov\/video\/7673494995348884749\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clip<\/a> in which she stiffly walked down some SBA hallways and answered questions while holding a binder that appeared to have no paper in it, while passing several photos of herself decorating the office.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;First of all, are you in the Cabinet?&#8221; Loeffler, a former Georgia senator, was asked by someone off camera.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, actually, I am,&#8221; Loeffler said.<\/p>\n<p>She went on to thank President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> and discuss visiting small businesses. The video ends with Loeffler being asked how tall she is.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With or without heels?&#8221; Loeffler asked, then revealing she&#8217;s 5&#8217;11.<\/p>\n<p>The video was taken to the cleaners and roasted on social media as critics pointed out the seemingly empty binder and Loeffler&#8217;s awkward movements and speech, asking whether she was just learning to walk and why she would not simply redo the video.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just act natural. It\u2019s only a TikTok,&#8221; Puck News chief national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tag\/peter-hamby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">correspondent<\/a> <strong>Peter Hamby<\/strong> wrote on X when sharing the video.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"5bad700147100bfe4e11e3535cd3fe55\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just act natural. It\u2019s only a TikTok. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HNzEZMKVRt\">pic.twitter.com\/HNzEZMKVRt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Peter Hamby (@PeterHamby) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PeterHamby\/status\/2088289692286599626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Wut in the,&#8221; former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tag\/adam-kinzinger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">congressman<\/a> <strong>Adam Kinzinger<\/strong> wrote in response.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"652bfe5fa2a86ffc96a1f695e73a41ea\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wut in the <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HaYy4xsuz4\">https:\/\/t.co\/HaYy4xsuz4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f1fa-1f1f8.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f1fa-1f1e6.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> (@AdamKinzinger) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamKinzinger\/status\/2088352749607923923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"30ccf2b16da17a5c2d721e68e50bd59f\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to Kelly Loeffler on her first day with limbs! You\u2019ll get the hang of it! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LWiLNTBCXW\">https:\/\/t.co\/LWiLNTBCXW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/briantylercohen\/status\/2088313953222853047?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"6d0a0c7ed9aa48de83483f12a1b32ac2\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">she moves like Cap&#039;n Clark from backrooms <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LkpnCOf9bV\">https:\/\/t.co\/LkpnCOf9bV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Desus MF Nice<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f4af.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcaf\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> (@desusnice) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/desusnice\/status\/2088362836158263554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"e6d85e6fc78db0b1f21b9e8d29516bb3\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This HAS to be AI, right? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f44KgVcXeI\">https:\/\/t.co\/f44KgVcXeI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joel Montfort (@jmontforttx) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jmontforttx\/status\/2088261736864292911?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"253a1b507c014efdaac443cd3addc8d3\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is my biggest fear anytime anyone films me for anything <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7JDSZvqHSS\">https:\/\/t.co\/7JDSZvqHSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bx (@bx_on_x) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bx_on_x\/status\/2088616103484235892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"80222f56ad61b378f6389136359a19b4\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sc79RStqHR\">https:\/\/t.co\/Sc79RStqHR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8E1GOfeQIa\">pic.twitter.com\/8E1GOfeQIa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cassandra MacDonald (@CassandraRules) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CassandraRules\/status\/2088360247169569176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"c79a5304acb8a0ade158c7f85105dcd3\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I played this video on repeat 20 times today. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/89eh38JaCL\">https:\/\/t.co\/89eh38JaCL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christopher Hale (@ChristopherHale) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChristopherHale\/status\/2088442978947736054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"59cdebf048085956520f8bc7f6d963ce\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is she walking funny? I feel like she is walking funny. What do I know?  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HXDnrxuNkY\">pic.twitter.com\/HXDnrxuNkY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Murphy (@mattmurphyshow) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mattmurphyshow\/status\/2088463310848987496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"93dc78ccf9489357b975fe172c42e837\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What&#039;s obviously happening here is Kelly Loeffler is tall and walking forward and her cameraperson is cautiously walking backward, leading to an odd gait as Loeffler matches pace. Still, how do you hit post on this instead of thinking &quot;hey let&#039;s try something different?&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FbcsiOEd8z\">https:\/\/t.co\/FbcsiOEd8z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cale (@Old_Newspaper) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Old_Newspaper\/status\/2088317836464648349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"30b6a89077f06bc3aa1b3cfd894787e1\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I mean, the Trump administration is talking about doing alien disclosures but this is too much <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zi2zlx0e2x\">https:\/\/t.co\/Zi2zlx0e2x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Luke Rudkowski (@Lukewearechange) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Lukewearechange\/status\/2088526930425294973?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"2b9cc482eb2516ef884d00142fb192c3\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I feel about this the way I feel about someone running a music class for 3 year olds: You don&#039;t always realize how much something is a skill until you see someone do it extreeeeeemely badly. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sXfR8NpZJI\">https:\/\/t.co\/sXfR8NpZJI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Amanda Litman (@amandalitman) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/amandalitman\/status\/2088313234965061922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the one minute video, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tag\/kelly-loeffler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loeffler<\/a> walked by multiple photos of herself, including a photo of her with Trump in 2024, her alongside Sen. <strong>Joni Ernst<\/strong> (R-IA) and Texas Rep. <strong>Roger Williams<\/strong> (R-TX) at the Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. in 2026, and her at a 2025 press conference with House Speaker <strong>Mike Johnson<\/strong> (R-LA) and House Majority Whip <strong>Tom Emmer<\/strong> (R-MN).<\/p>\n<p>Trump nominated Loeffler to her position in 2024, calling her a &#8220;tremendous fighter in the U.S. Senate during the first Trump Administration&#8221; and said she would &#8220;bring her experience in business and Washington to reduce red tape, and unleash opportunity for our Small Businesses to grow, innovate, and thrive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/trump-appointee-roasted-over-video-of-her-stiffly-walking-by-pics-of-herself-this-has-to-be-ai-right\/\">Trump Appointee Roasted Over Video of Her Stiffly Walking By Pics of Herself: \u2018This Has To Be AI, Right?\u2019<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Screenshot via U.S. Small Business Administration TikTok Kelly Loeffler, the head of the Small Business Administration, went viral this week over a TikTok video that had many questioning whether it was AI-generated. 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