They're not even trying to hide the racism anymore....

Hakeem Jeffries slams ‘racist and fake’ video posted by Trump

“When I’m back in the Oval Office, say it to my face,” the House minority leader said.

Nicholas Wu

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries slammed the AI-generated deepfake video posted online by President Donald Trump Monday night as “racist and fake.”

“Mr. President, the next time you have something to say about me, don’t cop out through a racist and fake AI video,” Jeffries told reporters Tuesday. “When I’m back in the Oval Office, say it to my face.” He spoke while flanked by scores of House Democrats on the Capitol steps less than 14 hours before a possible government shutdown.

Trump met with Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer at the White House on Monday to discuss the impending shutdown. No deal was reached, though attendees said there was a “serious” and substantive conversation about their differences.

But hours later Trump posted the inflammatory video mocking Schumer and Jeffries, falsely accusing the Democrats in vulgar terms of seeking to restore government benefits for undocumented immigrants for political gain.

Jeffries is depicted in the video wearing a sombrero, remaining silent as mariachi music plays and Schumer delivers a fabricated rant about how “if we give all these illegal aliens health care, we might be able to get them on our side so they can vote for us.”

Other House Democrats said Tuesday were livid about the video and its depiction of their leaders but were hopeful they would be able to stay above the fray.

“I think that we are getting close to a constitutional problem, because I think the president is sick,” said Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.). “I think there’s something wrong with the man, really.”

“It’s childish behavior. I wouldn’t tolerate my kids doing something like that, much less the president of the United States. Both sides are trying to work together and show goodwill. I don’t see how that helps at all,” said Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.).