Overview
- The parody page, hosted on WhiteHouse.gov as “MySafeSpace,” targets Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer with sombrero imagery, nicknames and a retro MySpace design.
- An official White House post on X promoted the site with the message, “Welcome to mysafespace ... Where Democrats go when opening the government feels too hard.”
- Links on the page point to unfavorable coverage and White House releases, including a “voting record” that redirects to a Hill article on Senate Democrats blocking a funding bill.
- Features include “Hakeem’s Top 8 Friends” with mocking references to Joe Biden via an autopen image, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and Kilmar Abrego Garcia, plus an “About Me” section using derisive partisan language.
- Online reaction escalated, with users and a legal expert condemning the site’s tone and raising questions about taxpayer funding and potential Hatch Act concerns, as the shutdown stalemate over ACA subsidies and a 60-vote Senate threshold persists.