Donald Trump Reportedly Posts Purported AI-Modified Video of Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries During U.S. Government Shutdown Talks

September 29, 2025

President Donald Trump posted a video on Truth Social, allegedly AI-manipulated, depicting Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer making falsified statements and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wearing a sombrero. The video was criticized as racist and misleading amidst budget discussions to avoid a government shutdown. The AI tool employed for the modification remains undisclosed.

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Alleged deployer: donald-trump
Alleged developer: unknown-deepfake-technology-developers, unknown-voice-cloning-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties: presidential-norms, hakeem-jeffries, general-public, epistemic-integrity, democratic-integrity, chuck-schumer

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