US EditionJeffries challenges Trump over ‘racist’ AI video: ‘Say it to my face’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called out President Trump for posting a racist AI deepfake video as government shutdown talks stalled, drawing bipartisan criticism.
- On Tuesday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries slammed President Donald Trump over a manipulated Truth Social video, calling it racist and fake.
- President Donald Trump posted an AI deepfake on Monday after an Oval Office meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, which officials said produced no agreement before the video appeared.
- The AI deepfake video showed Jeffries in silence under a sombrero with mariachi music and added a mustache, while Schumer's voice was altered to say `If we give all these illegal aliens health care, we might be able to get them on our side so they can vote for us.`
- Democrats denounced the video as unbecoming while negotiating to keep the government open, with Rep. Grace Meng calling it `childish behavior` on September 30, 2025.
- Less than 14 hours before a possible government shutdown, Jeffries called the video a `malignant distraction`, while the White House blamed Democrats for rejecting a funding extension they supported six months ago.
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'Call it out!' Democrat corners Mike Johnson in tense exchange over 'racist' Trump video
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was recently cornered by a member of the House Democratic Caucus over his silence about President Donald Trump's latest gesture of disrespect toward Democratic lawmakers. On Monday night, Trump posted an AI-generated video to his Truth Social platform showing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) standing outside of the White House, Jeffries was depicte…
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