U.S. President Donald Trump posted an artificial intelligence (AI) video on his social media page mocking Democrats and their popularity while also underscoring a Republican attack line that Democrats will shut down the government if they can’t secure free health care for illegal immigrants.
Why It Matters
The U.S. is on the brink of a government shutdown after high-stakes negotiations at the White House between Trump and congressional leaders ended in a stalemate.
The funding crisis, largely centered on health care policy disputes, threatens widespread disruption to federal operations and could put the income and benefits of thousands of government workers and services at risk.
To avoid a government shutdown, a deal would need to be struck by Wednesday.
What To Know
The AI video that Trump posted shows Senate Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer talking at a podium with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, shown wearing a sombrero, standing next to him.
“Look guys, there’s no way to sugarcoat it, nobody likes Democrats anymore,” the digitally altered Schumer says. “We have no votes left because of all of our woke, trans bulls***. Not even Black people want to vote for us anymore, even Latinos hate us, so we need new voters, and if we give all these illegal aliens free health care, we might be able to get them on our side so they can vote for us.”
“They can’t even speak English so they won’t realize we’re just a bunch of woke pieces of s***, you know, at least for a while until they learn English and they realize they hate us too,” the fake Schumer says.
Undocumented immigrants are not eligible to enroll in federally funded health coverage under existing law or under the Democrats’ funding proposals, the party says.
Schumer responded to Trump’s post with his own social media comment, saying on X: “If you think your shutdown is a joke, it just proves what we all know: You can’t negotiate. You can only throw tantrums.”
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