GOP’s Blackburn releases AI Kendrick Lamar video, to some criticism

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Trending on The Hill - October 14, 2026

Trending on The Hill - October 14, 2026

Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn on Tuesday released a video appearing to use artificial intelligence to have her resemble rapper Kendrick Lamar during his 2025 Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show performance.

The video depicts Blackburn, who is running for governor, on a football field, backed up by Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), state Sen. Brent Taylor (R) and WWE professional wrestler Kane. The wrestler, whose real name is Glenn Thomas Jacobs, served as the mayor of Knox County, Tenn., until last September.

Blackburn is seen in the video singing into a microphone, with Lamar’s “Not Like Us” playing in the background. Lamar played the song, a dis track against fellow rapper Drake, during the halftime show in 2025.

Blackburn posted the video to the........

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