Democrats condemn Trump's deepfake videos as racist and call for accountability
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Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean confronted House Speaker Mike Johnson about President Trump's sharing of an AI-generated deepfake video depicting House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries in a sombrero, criticizing the post as racist and unprofessional, while Johnson expressed disagreement and acknowledged the concern.
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- Rep. Madeleine Dean confronts House Speaker Mike Johnson about Trump sombrero post Inquirer.com
- Trump posts another deepfake video mocking Jeffries Politico
- Democratic congresswoman confronts Johnson over Trump AI video: ‘It’s racist. You should call it out’ CNN
- Trump posts deepfake video of Jeffries, Schumer with racist tropes as shutdown looms USA Today
- WATCH: Jeffries says Democrats are in shutdown fight ‘until we win,’ blasts Trump social media video as ‘racist and fake’ PBS
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