Jack White Rages After Congressman Shares AI Deepfake of Him Calling Fans “Fascists”
Joe Wilkins
created: Dec. 31, 2025, 2 p.m. | updated: Jan. 10, 2026, 1:50 p.m.
Since the tragic murder of vaunted filmmaker and activist Rob Reiner, the culture warriors have been feasting.
Also getting on the action was Jack White, Detroit-born indie rock musician made famous for his role in the White Stripes.
At the time, White slammed Trump on Instagram over the comments, calling the president a “disgusting, vile, egomaniac, loser, [and] child.” As musicians go, White has a bit of a reputation for jumping into public feuds, but even he probably couldn’t have imagined what would happen next.
Two weeks after White jumped in to defend Reiner’s legacy — an eternity in the fast-moving culture wars — Tennessee congressman Tim Burchett threw himself into the mosh pit.
Reposting what was clearly an AI-generated video of White calling potential fans who are also Trump supporters “fascists,” Burchett wrote on X-formerly-Twitter that “that cute little girl from the Addams Family got really ugly and angry.”That cute little girl from the Addams Family got really ugly and angry.
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