Watch Hakeem Jeffries Challenge Donald Trump in “Racist” video
Democrat leader Hakeem Jeffries has called on President Donald Trump for the racially accused depth of the top Democrats in Congress.
- President Donald Trump has posted a deep video of the Democratic leader following the failed government closure talks.
- The video generated by AI used racial stereotypes and contained disinformation about immigrants and voters.
President Donald Trump posted a lethal, deep video containing racist rationale trop about immigration after talks with Democrats disagree to keep the federal government open.
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer and House minority leader Hakem Jeffries met with Trump and Republican leaders on September 29th.
Later that night, Trump posted a video that was clearly created by AI, showing Schumer talking in a fake voice, and Jeffries stands next to him, with sombrero, mustache and Mariachi music playing in the background.
“There’s no way to sugar coat it. No one likes Democrats anymore. There’s no voter left because of awakened, trans (exp remark),” says Schumer’s fake voice. “Even black people don’t want to vote for us, even Latinos hate us. So we need a new vote. And if we give all these illegal aliens free health care, they can’t even vote for us, so they don’t realize we’re just a bunch of awakened pieces.”
Jeffries and Schumer responded to the video by returning them to the fight over government funding.
“Prejudice won’t go anywhere,” Jeffries posted after the Trump video. “Cancel the cut. Reduce costs. Save healthcare. Not back down.”
Dig black voters with videos called racist because of stereotypes about immigration
The video is widely considered racist, including Jeffries himself. Trump shared it on his true social and X accounts, where he won over 22.8 million views.
The video contains some disinformation. According to Pew, about half of US immigrants speak English, US immigrants are unable to vote illegally, and undocumented immigrants are not eligible for federally funded compensation, like Medicaid. Some have characterized this video as satire, mocking and trolling.
“Whether it’s satirical or not, it’s still racist,” said Peter Roge, director of the Ethics Project for Political Communications at George Washington University. He explained how it uses Mexican stereotypes in hats and music, falsely equating all Mexicans with undocumented immigrants, and falsely equating black and Latino voters’ intelligence.
“The President of the United States is responsible for increasing confidence in democratic systems and for bringing together the American people,” Roge said. “No one should share that video. Certainly not just the small political foundation that supports him, but the US president who represents all Americans.”
“Anyone who pretends to be angry about the perfect meme should focus on countless Americans suffering as a result of the Democratic closure,” White House spokesman Abigail Jackson told USA Today in a statement.
Jeffries redirects to Epstein, Healthcare Fundraising Fight
Jeffries and House Democrats held a press conference on September 30 to highlight efforts to fight for medical demands as the threat of government shutdowns looms.
“President, next time you want to say anything about me, don’t be wary of racist, fake AI videos. When I return to my oval office, say it in my face,” Jeffries said at the U.S. Capitol Step. He blamed Republicans for not negotiating to fund the government.
Jeffries also hit Trump on social media shortly after the AI video went up, pointing to the ongoing controversy over Trump’s relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“If you think shutdowns are a joke, it’s just to prove that we all know. You can’t negotiate. You can only throw tantrums,” Schumer posted on September 29th when sharing Trump’s AI video.
Schumer also called the 10-year-old trolling the internet by speaking out on the Senate floor.
The US heads to shut down government on October 1st
Government funds expired in the middle of the night on September 30th, and there appears to be an unlikely contract breakthrough.
“There was a frank and direct discussion with the US president and the Republican leader,” Jeffries said after meeting with the president on September 29th, “there remains of significant and meaningful differences.”
Republicans want a stop-gap solution that will expand funding until November 21st, and Democrats are calling for changes to access and subsidies as part of the deal. Both sides are trying to condemn each other’s potential shutdowns.
Without funding, staffing for many federal agencies will be significantly reduced and federal services (except those deemed “essential”) will be suspended.
(This story has been updated with additional information.)
Contributions: Zachary Schermele, Francesca Chambers, USA Today
Kinsey Crowley is a Trump Connect reporter for the USA Today Network. Contact her at kcrowley@gannett.com. Follow her on X and Tiktok @kinseycrowley or Bluesky @kinseycrowley.bsky.social.
