Hakeem Jeffries had a full-blown meltdown this week, and all it took was a sombrero, a fake mustache, and a little AI-generated humor courtesy of President Trump.
Late Monday night, Trump shared a comedic, obviously satirical AI video featuring Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer at a fictional press conference. In the video, Jeffries sports an oversized sombrero and a cartoonish mustache while Schumer delivers a mock confession: “Nobody likes Democrats anymore because of our woke trans bulls**t.” And just like that, the Democrat outrage machine kicked into high gear.
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On MSNBC, Jeffries fumed to Lawrence O’Donnell, calling the clip “bigoted” and slamming Trump for supposedly encouraging hate as the government approaches another funding crisis. “Bigotry will get you nowhere,” Jeffries warned. The kind of serious, somber response you’d expect after an actual act of hate, not a meme.
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But the internet wasn’t buying it.
Trump’s rapid response team quickly clapped back, reminding everyone of Jeffries’ own social media blunder earlier this year when he posted a heavily photoshopped picture of himself sitting on a bench in New York. The photo was meant to look casual and relatable, but eagle-eyed users noticed the entire bench was warped, apparently in an effort to slim his waist. Because nothing says “man of the people” like airbrushing yourself into a cartoon.
“Hakeem Jeffries tried to make a super relatable post on his Instagram, but he is so photoshopped everyone noticed the entire BENCH is WARPED,” posted FLVoiceNews’ Eric Daugherty. One user quipped, “Bro why did you photoshop your hips? Or are park benches in BK wavy like that?”
Maybe Jeffries should worry less about Trump memes and more about the growing chaos in his own caucus. He and Chuck Schumer are under intense pressure from progressive groups to let government funding expire even if it means deep cuts to federal workers — all because of a fight over who gets taxpayer-funded health care. Democrats are pushing for “lawfully present” immigrants, a term so vague it could easily include DACA recipients, asylum claimants, and just about anyone short of a border jumper caught on camera.
President Trump, meanwhile, made it clear: if the Democrats want to shut it all down to sneak Obamacare back to illegal immigrants, he’s more than ready to clean house.
In other words, if Jeffries is upset now, he’s going to really hate what’s coming next.
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