"Driving the news: Trump has posted two different AI-generated videos this week of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) in a sombrero and mustache, set to mariachi music. In one of the videos, Jeffries is pictured next to an AI version of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) whose dubbed voice claims that "nobody likes Democrats anymore," and that's why the party is pushing to give undocumented immigrants "free health care." Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) piled on to the trend Wednesday night, posting a video on X of all 44 Senate Democrats who voted against keeping the government open wearing sombreros and mustaches while a parody version of the song "Macarena" plays."
"The other side: "Mr. President, the next time you have something to say about me, don't cop out through a racist and fake AI video," Jeffries said Tuesday in response to the post. "When I'm back in the Oval Office, say it to my face," he said. Schumer also addressed the video, saying the president is "busy trolling away on the internet like a 10-year-old" on the Senate floor on Tuesday."
"Zoom in: An aide to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus said in an interview with Axios that the posts are racist and immature, adding that "I encourage Republicans to keep doing this, because it just shows the American people who they are." The aide added that Republicans are showing they "don't respect a whole lot of people in this country" when they post videos like this."
Democrats warned that expiration of Affordable Care Act tax credits could sharply raise premiums by year-end. President Trump posted AI-generated videos depicting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in sombreros and mustaches set to mariachi music, including a dubbed claim that "nobody likes Democrats anymore" and references to "free health care" for undocumented immigrants. Senator Ted Cruz reposted parody videos of Democrats wearing sombreros. Jeffries and Schumer condemned the posts as racist and childish. A Congressional Hispanic Caucus aide called the posts racist and immature, while Vice President J.D. Vance described them as funny and joking.
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