"The White House on Tuesday re-upped a social media insult depicting top Democrats in sombreros as a way to suggest they are soft on immigration. The fake image of Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York and Senator Chuck Schumer of New York was captioned: Happy Cinco de Mayo to all who celebrate! The posting was a reprisal of one that President Trump, who has often used racist attacks against his political opponents, posted in September and which was widely condemned as racist."
"That post was designed to goad Democratic leaders during negotiations over a government shutdown, and falsely accused them of trying to give free health care to undocumented immigrants. On Tuesday, Mr. Schumer and Mr. Jeffries hit back with a meme of their own, posting a chummy image of President Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, also with sombreros superimposed on their heads. Happy Cinco de Mayo, @WhiteHouse! the post said."
"Mr. Trump has escalated his attacks on Mr. Jeffries in recent weeks, posting repeatedly about him on his Truth Social platform. He blasted Mr. Jeffries for criticizing the Supreme Court — which Mr. Trump has also repeatedly attacked — after the Democrat called it illegitimate for gutting the Voting Rights Act. Last Friday, Mr. Trump posted a picture of Mr. Jeffries holding a baseball bat, and called him Low IQ, an insult Mr. Trump has frequently lobbed at Black people."
"Mr. Jeffries has hit back at the president in television interviews and social media posts, saying that the president suffered from Jeffries Derangement Syndrome, a twist on the Trump Derangement Syndrome the president often cites to attack his critics. Mr. Jeffries also offered a pointed response to Mr. Trump's insulting his intellectual ability. It's extraordinary to me that Donald Trump keeps recycling this lo"
A White House social media post reused an insulting image showing top Democrats in sombreros to imply they are soft on immigration. The image depicted Representative Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Chuck Schumer with a Cinco de Mayo caption. The post mirrored a prior Trump-era image that was widely condemned as racist and was used to pressure Democratic leaders during government shutdown negotiations by falsely accusing them of supporting free health care for undocumented immigrants. Schumer and Jeffries responded with a meme showing President Trump and Jeffrey Epstein with sombreros. Trump has also escalated personal attacks on Jeffries, including claims about his intelligence and other insults tied to Jeffries’ criticism of the Supreme Court and voting rights actions.
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