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Trump and White House ramp up racist memes blaming Democrats for shutdown: ‘Dollar Store Obama’

President continues to troll House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries with mariachi jibes as U.S. government remains mired in shutdown with federal jobs and public services at stake

The Independent UK

Trump gets away from White House amid government shutdown — for a double date with Melania at the Vances’

Trump has rarely dined away from the White House during his second term

The Independent UK

Stephen Colbert claps back with X-rated sombrero-sofa meme after JD Vance says Trump’s ‘racist’ AI videos are funny

‘We’re joking,’ Stephen Colbert snarked on Thursday night. ‘We’re having a good time.’

The Independent UK

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Trump calls Democrats ‘the party of hate, evil, and Satan’ in late-night Truth Social rant

President continues social media attacks on opposition over government shutdown

The Independent UK

The sombrero videos Trump keeps posting, explained

The AI videos targeting Democrats are using Latino cultural tropes as a cudgel.

Axios

Mike Johnson offers advice to ‘friend’ Hakeem Jeffries about racist Trump sombrero videos: ‘Just ignore it’

‘Look, these are games. These are sideshows. People are getting caught up in battles over social media memes,’ Mike Johnson said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

‘The president is ... unwell’: Mike Johnson doesn’t refute claim as Democrat assails Trump to his face over generals address

Pennsylvania rep Madeleine Dean also took Johnson to task over ‘racist’ AI meme Trump shared of Democratic leaders during shutdown negotiations

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Vance steps into shutdown forefront as Trump’s lead basher of Hill Democrats - Roll Call

Vice President JD Vance has emerged as President Donald Trump’s lead attack dog on the government shutdown.

Roll Call

Ted Cruz goes all in on Trump’s new ‘racist’ trope and puts sombrero and mustache on Senate Democrats in shutdown troll

Cruz said the ‘Sombrero posting’ would continue until the government reopens

The Independent UK

US government shutdown: Donald Trump promises firings and cuts to ‘Democrats’ favorite projects’ if shutdown continues – as it happened

President says ‘I want to survive’ when asked about his plans for 2026 in interview with OAN television network

The Guardian - US

Mike Johnson Agrees Trump Is 'Unwell' During Tense Confrontation With Madeleine Dean

New footage has surfaced showing Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean clashing with House Speaker Mike Johnson on Capitol Hill, with Johnson appearing to

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White House plays racist deepfake video of Democratic leaders on loop

JD Vance said he thought the video was ‘funny’ and that the ‘sombrero memes’ would cease if government reopened

The Guardian - US

JD Vance Taunts Hakeem Jeffries Over Claim That Trump AI Video Is Racist: 'Is He a Mexican-American?'

Vice President JD Vance taunted House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries after he called an AI-generated video posted by President Donald Trump that showed him wearing a sombrero racist

Latin Times

Vance uses false claims to pin shutdown blame on Democrats as White House warns of layoffs

Vice-president falsely says Democrats calling for billions for ‘healthcare for illegal aliens’ as funding deadlock continues

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The Conversation

Why a quick compromise to the first government shutdown in nearly 7 years seems unlikely

Congress failed to meet an Oct. 1 deadline to adopt a spending measure and keep the federal government open, resulting in the first government shutdown in nearly seven years. With both Democrats and Republicans seemingly prepared for a long fight, Alfonso Serrano, a politics editor at The Conversation, interviewed Charlie…

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Republicans hate facts so much – now peddling lies about Democrats and free healthcare for immigrants

GOP spends more time lying about Democrats than fixing anything.

The Independent UK

‘It’s funny!’ JD Vance just doesn’t get why vulgar AI video Trump posted of Dem leader Jeffries in sombrero is racist

‘The president is joking and we’re having a good time,” Vance insisted from the White House briefing room podium

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‘Strangest thing ever’: Hakeem Jeffries reveals meeting Donald Trump, and now we’re all uncomfortable

The hat just "randomly appeared" during budget negotiations.

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The Independent UK

Trump blocks $18B in NYC funding as he blames Schumer for shutdown and with ‘radical’ Mamdani leading mayoral race

The money was set to fund the Hudson Tunnel Project and the Second Avenue Subway projects

Roll Call

Members of Congress get paid during a shutdown. Some want to change that - Roll Call

In a messaging frenzy, lawmakers are floating proposals aimed at how federal pay is handled during a shutdown, including their own.

International Business Times

Troll-in-chief Trump Mocks Democrats Over Shutdown

President Donald Trump has appointed himself troller-in-chief during a US government shutdown, mocking rival Democrats with sometimes racially tinged memes and hoping they take the blame.

Axios

Trump admin uses government sites to blame Democrats for shutdown

An ethics watchdog says it's a "blatant violation."

The Independent UK

Jeffries prods JD Vance after object on Trump’s desk shocks him during shutdown meeting: ‘Don’t you got a problem with this?’

The Democratic leaders met with President Donald Trump in a futile attempt to avoid a government shutdown

Roll Call

Blaming shutdown, DOT freezes funds for projects in New York - Roll Call

The DOT is withholding funds for two New York City projects, blaming Democrats Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries for the government shutdown.

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‘Don’t you got a problem with this?’: Trump bullies senior Dem officials by showcasing ‘Trump 2028’ hat

Basically a humiliation ritual.

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