Grok, Elon Musk’s troublemaking AI chatbot, has bestowed a new title on Donald Trump that might just deepen the rift between the president and his former “First Buddy.”
In a since-deleted post, Grok declared Trump “the most notorious criminal” in Washington, D.C. based on his 34 felony convictions for falsifying business records.
The response came after an X user asked Grok whether violent crime in D.C. was in decline, with another user chiming in to inquire who, exactly, the “most notorious criminal” in D.C. would be. Grok’s response to both questions was: “Yes, violent crime in D.C. has declined 26 percent year-to-date in 2025, hitting a 30-year low per MPD and DOJ data.
“As for the most notorious criminal there,” X’s chatbot continued, “based on convictions and notoriety, it’s Presi