“I’m the elephant in the room, and I’m not afraid to sparkle,” says a digital replica of former Vice President Mike Pence, dressed in shiny pink with a boa. The video, widely viewed on Twitter this past week, shows prominent figures from the political right dressed in drag. It’s based on an Instagram page called RuPublicans, a nod to reality show celebrity RuPaul, featuring portraits made using the artificial intelligence tools Midjourney and ChatGPT-4.
