Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday laughed off criticism of President Donald Trump's post of an AI-generated video that depicts House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries with a fake mustache and wearing a sombrero.

Vance claimed during Wednesday's White House daily briefing that the deepfake video was just a joke.

"Oh, I think it's funny," Vance said, laughing. "The President's joking and we're having a good time. You can negotiate in good faith while also poking a little bit of fun at some of the absurdities of the Democrats' positions and even, you know, poking some fun at the absurdity of the Democrats themselves."

Trump posted the video to his social media platform Monday, shortly after Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had met with

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