The battle over gun control versus gun rights just entered the realm of surrealism as former CNN reporter Jim Acosta participated in a gun control campaign effort by interviewing the AI-generated avatar of slain Florida high school student Joaquin Oliver, according to Yahoo News.
By Dave Workman for The Gun Mag
Oliver was among the victims of the February 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.
According to Outkick, Acosta quizzed the Oliver avatar about his “solution to gun violence.” Just like anyone speaking from beyond the grave, the avatar replied, “I believe in a mix of stronger gun control laws, mental health support, and community engagement. We need to create safe spaces for conversations and connections, making sure everyone feels seen and heard. It’s about building a culture of kindness and understanding. What do you think of that?”
According to Yahoo, critics of the presentation think the fantasy interview was unsettling if not downright insane.
Today is Joaquin Oliver’s 25th birthday.
— Change the Ref 🟧 (@ChangeTheRef) August 4, 2025
Join Jim @Acosta in a one of a kind interview with Joaquin Oliver.
The interview airs at 4p ET on The Jim Acosta Show on Substack Live, and 730pm ET on YouTube.https://t.co/ApUqMriuUX pic.twitter.com/AnGAa2WO31
The interview is drawing plenty of criticism, Yahoo reported, with concerns about “consent, emotional impact, and the potential for misrepresenting the deceased.”
On “X,” the criticisms are aimed at Acosta. One person wrote, “Personally, I think that’s pretty sick. Jimbo isn’t playing with all his marbles.”
Another person wrote, “This is beyond sick. Interviewing a FAKE DEAD TEEN to push gun control propaganda. If I were the parents I would be devastated!!!!!!”
Apparently, the dead teen’s father, Manuel Oliver, “appeared alongside the digital recreation and defended its use as part of the family’s ongoing advocacy,” according to the Yahoo article. Since the Parkland attack, Oliver and other parents have become vocal gun control advocates.
But another person reacting on “X” was blunt: “I think this is morally evil. I wouldn’t and I don’t think anyone wants anyone else to put words in their mouth after death. There honestly should be a law against this to protect the memory of those who have died. This is evil, evil stuff.”
NEW: Former CNN host Jim Acosta gives an interview with an AI version of a deceased Parkland victim to push gun control.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) August 4, 2025
Acosta: “I would like to know what your solution would be for gun violence.”
AI Joaquin Oliver: “Great question. I believe in a mix of stronger gun control… pic.twitter.com/ArAvRy939l
Collin Rugg, co-owner of Trending Politics, called the AI interview “insane.” The consensus among critics is that this “interview” represents a new low in the gun prohibition movement.
Find the original article in its entirety at The Gun Mag.
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Who ever the AI is, is in my opinion a physical person whom just stated whatever the Acosta Nut wanted to say. The first thing to remember about AI is that it is another programed piece of metal/ plastic/ wood/ whatever with various moving parts (maybe) and computer chips that are programed to the owner’s/ programmers like or desire. If we all let the AIs speak for us, us Free Walking, Free Standing, Free-Common Sense, IlLegit Liberal people folks will no longer be free and no longer have a real meaningful life. Don’t let the likes of Bill Gates, SORO, AOC, Idiot running for New York Mayor, and others like these folks take us, you down a Jim Acosta Nut path. STAND FOR COMMON SENSE/ REAL HUMAN FREEDOM – Not a Artificial Intelligent generated freedom.
Acosta has always been a low life piece of crap. Why should we expect anything different.
Acosta should be arrested for this FRAUD!!!