Overview

• President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video portraying Hakeem Jeffries in a sombrero and mustache with mariachi music, alongside a fabricated rant from Chuck Schumer.
• Vice President J.D. Vance told reporters at the White House that he found the clip funny and dismissed accusations of racism.
• The White House displayed the video on press-room monitors in a continuous loop, with spokeswoman Abigail Jackson saying the sombreros would stay until Democrats reopen the government, according to the Washington Post.
• Jeffries condemned the video as racist in a Capitol speech and released his own AI video mocking Vance in response.
• The clash unfolds as Congress remains deadlocked over spending, resulting in a partial federal shutdown that restricts many agency operations.