--- title: "America Trembles as AI Generates Every US President With a Mullet" description: "Nothing will make you feel more patriotic than this Twitter thread of mullet-headed US presidents, generated with the help of Midjourney's AI." date: "2023-03-02" modified: "2023-03-02" authors: - name: "Maggie Harrison Dupré" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/america-ai-presidents-mullets" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" tags: - "ai" - "ai generated images" - "image generator" - "the digest" --- # America Trembles as AI Generates Every US President With a Mullet ![Nothing will make you feel more patriotic than this Twitter thread of mullet-headed US presidents, generated with the help of Midjourney's AI.]() *\Image: Cam Harless/Futurism\* ## Business in the Front Nothing — we repeat: *nothing* — will make you feel more patriotic than this [Twitter thread]() of mulleted, mustachioed US presidents, created by way of the image-generating AI system Midjourney. "Every American president," Cam Harless, the man behind the AI-generated images, wrote at the top of the thread, "but they're all cool and they all sport a mullet." Indeed, we must admit: almost every single one of these 46 men — or 47, if you count mulleted founding father [Benjamin Franklin,]() who Harless threw into the mix for kicks — looks markedly cooler with luxurious, business-in-the-front, party-in-the-back locks. The AI also gave a good chunk of the crowd a mix of earrings, very dope sunglasses, and/or partially-unbuttoned shirts, all of which feels as all-American as an eagle clutching a hamburger. "The idea of Biden with a mullet made me laugh," Harless [told N*ewsweek*](), explaining his inspiration behind the thread, "so I tried to make one with him and Trump together and that led to the whole list of presidents." ## Party in the Back Our favorites? It's hard to choose, but as far as more modern American leaders go, [John F. Kennedy](), [Lyndon B. Johnson](), and [Barack Obama]() all look sensational. The flows! the jewelry! The swagger! ([Joe Biden]() and [Donald Trump]() both shook out decently too, but both kind of look like they could be Swedish movie villains.) https://twitter.com/hamcarless/status/1630765933768724483 And though some of the older guys were pretty meh, [Grover Cleveland](), [Abraham Lincoln](), [James Buchanan](), and [William Henry Harrison]() all look — in a phrase — fucking awesome. Elsewhere, a shades-on, haters-out [Martin van Buren]() looks like he definitely knows where a time machine is, while mulleted [Chester A. Arthur]() 100 percent owns a pawn shop. Alas, some folks didn't have the best luck. [Richard Nixon]() looks like a used car salesman who moonlights as a Batman villain, while Dwight D. Eisenhower fell victim to lizard-like AI teeth and unfortunately looks all too much like [Randall from "Monsters Inc]()." We must also say that mulleted [George H.W. Bush]() is pure chaos, and unfortunately for the Adams Family, both [John]() and [John Quincy]() look... well, just not that cool. In any case, we loved this. While AI image generators have a lot of [ethical concerns]() that need to be addressed, they can also be utilized to make some remarkably imaginative — and as shown here, very fun — creations. **More on image generators:** [*Artists Sue Stable Diffusion and Midjourney for Using Their Work to Train AI That Steals Their Jobs*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment. My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. I also have a debonair tuxedo cat, Westley, who's named after "The Princess Bride." ### Author social links [Bluesky]()