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"I think it's funny": JD Vance defends Trump's AI-generated post about Dem leaders
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October 1, 2025
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1:22Now Playing“I think it’s funny,” Vice President JD Vance said when asked about President Donald Trump sharing AI-generated memes of Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., including one that falsely depicted Jeffries with a curly mustache and a sombrero.
Vance then turned to Jeffries directly, saying: “I make the solemn promise to you that if you help us reopen the government, the sombrero memes will stop.”
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