Home Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) supplied some recommendation to his “friend” Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) concerning the racist AI movies President Donald Trump posted exhibiting him in a sombrero.
Trump uploaded the controversial deep pretend video that includes Jeffries and Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday simply earlier than the federal government entered a shutdown.
Within the falsified clip, which was set to the tone of mariachi music, Jeffries is depicted carrying a sombrero and a mustache. An AI model of Schumer standing subsequent to Jeffries may be heard making disparaging remarks about immigrants, Latinos, Black individuals and trans individuals.
The pretend audio of Schumer additionally ripped Democrats as “woke pieces of shit.”
Trump doubled down on taunting Jeffries by posting one other AI video lower than 24 hours later. The extra doctored clip kicks off with Jeffries criticizing Trump’s preliminary publish throughout an interview.
The clip then transitions into altered footage of Jeffries once more carrying a sombrero and mustache earlier than a mariachi band with Trump’s face superimposed on every musician seems.
In a press convention Thursday, Johnson referred to Trump’s social media antics as a “sideshow.”
Claiming that individuals have requested him why Jeffries was “all alarmed” concerning the memes, Johnson stated, “These are games. These are sideshows. People are getting caught up in — in battles over social media memes.”
He continued, “This is not a game. We’ve got to keep the government open for the people. I don’t know why this is so complicated.”
Johnson went on to deal with Jeffries immediately whereas publicly meting out recommendation to him.
“And to my friend Hakeem, who I was asked about: Man, just ignore it,” he added.
Johnson then pointed to California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) who posted a video depicting Johnson as a yellow minion from the animated comedy movie “Despicable Me.” He referred to as Newsom’s dig “hilarious.”
“I mean, Gavin Newsom was trolling me last night. He painted me like a minion. He painted me yellow with big glasses and overalls. And I thought it was hilarious. You don’t respond to it … Don’t respond to it,” he stated.
Johnson added: “Get to work, do the people’s business, and let’s get on with it.”
Jeffries addressed Trump’s trolling by delivering a direct message to him on the steps of the Capitol Tuesday.
“The next time you have something to say about me, don’t cop out through a racist and fake AI video,” he stated. “Say it to my face.”
Regardless of Trump’s weird publish being met with widespread backlash, the White Home stated Wednesday that AI movies and memes portraying Democrat leaders in sombreros “will continue” till the USA authorities has reopened, in line with Newsweek.
White Home officers didn’t instantly reply to HuffPost’s request for remark.
In the meantime, Vice President JD Vance dismissed the outrage over the deep pretend video of Jeffries, calling it “funny” and claiming Trump was “joking.”
“The president’s joking! And we’re having a good time,” Vance informed reporters Wednesday. “You can negotiate in good faith while also poking a little bit of fun at some of the absurdities of the Democrats’ positions, and even poking some fun at the absurdity of the Democrats themselves.”
