WATCH: Vance says Trump likes to “switch it up” with AI video of Kharg Island attack

Vice President JD Vance described President Donald Trump’s use of an AI-generated attack video as a way of changing his social media approach, saying Trump “likes to switch it up a little bit.”

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Likes to switch it up a little bit.

The video, posted over the weekend, depicted a stylized imaginary attack on Iran’s Kharg Island, a location central to the country’s oil exports. Trump has repeatedly threatened the island. Speaking to reporters before flying to Michigan, Vance said Trump would be the first to say he does not announce military actions on social media, but added that he believed the video was “sending a message to the Iranians.”

Vance also tried to clarify Trump’s criticism of people opposing data centers. Trump had written that opponents would leave their communities “backwards and poor.” Vance said Trump was emphasizing the importance of data centers for artificial intelligence, while arguing that most opposition comes from areas where new facilities could increase electricity prices.

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He would be the first to say he doesn't make announcements about military actions on social media, but I think that he's sending a message to the Iranians.

Vance said companies building data centers should also build power plants to generate their own electricity. “If you build a data center, you should be putting power back into the grid, not taking it out,” he said. In his view, data centers would be less controversial if that happened.

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If you build a data center, you should be putting power back into the grid, not taking it out, and if that is happening, I don't think the data centers are that controversial.