During previous government shutdowns , both Democratic and Republican leaders have tried to demonstrate that they are taking the situation very seriously. Even if leaders aren’t genuinely concerned about the furloughed federal employees and the stalled work of Washington, they at least want to ensure the other side takes the blame.

President Trump is trying a somewhat different approach: repeatedly posting racist AI-generated videos featuring Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries.

Trump posted the first video on Monday night, hours after meeting with the Democrats to negotiate a way to avoid the impending shutdown. In the video, Fake Jeffries wears a sombrero and a giant mustache. Meanwhile, Fake Schumer says over mariachi music:

There’s no way to sugarcoat it — nobo

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