Democrat whining over the president’s trolling proved to be “the gift that keeps on giving!” as hats weren’t all the chief executive had to offer amid tough guy talk.
Given the choice between funding the government and attempting to score political points, congressional Democrats chose the latter as they employed copious amounts of spin to fault Republicans for not caving to demands. As the clock ticked down, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ (D-NY) tough talk and insistence on focusing on a troll found President Donald Trump doubling down as the rest of social media piled on.
After Jeffries went on MSNBC to lament his inclusion in an AI video shared by the president, the commander-in-chief shared a follow-up that featured the congressman sporting a sombrero and mustache while a troop of mariachi-playing Trumps serenaded his rant.
As the X user Politi_Rican celebrated the meme being shared by Trump, another user exclaimed, “This is the gift that keeps on giving!”
This is the gift that keeps on giving! https://t.co/BfrGcUpbq5
— Aragorn Invests (@AragornInvests) October 1, 2025
As had been reported, the left’s penchant for supporting illegal aliens took center stage when the president shared the initial video that featured Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) with added dialogue.
“Look, guys, there’s no way to sugarcoat it. Nobody likes Democrats anymore,” the AI voiceover of the senator stated. “We have no voters left because of all our woke, trans bullsh*t. Not even black people want to vote for us anymore. Even Latinos hate us. So, we need new voters.”
Rather than recognizing he’d lost the fight, Jeffries, who’d previously threatened retaliation if Democrats were found guilty and punished for any alleged crimes they may have committed at U.S. Immigration and Customs facilities by repeating, “They’ll find out. They’ll find out. That’s a red line,” continued the political theater.
The day after he was actually in the White House with the president, when he’d been outmaneuvered once again by Trump who’d offered him and Schumer red Trump 2028 hats, Jeffries took to the podium flanked by his fellow Democrats and insisted as he waved his hand about, “And Mr. President, the next time you have something to say about me, don’t cop out through a racist and fake AI video. When I’m back in the Oval Office, say it to my face! Say it to my face!”
NEW: House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries fumes over President Trump’s ‘racist’ video of him wearing a sombrero, starts acting like a tough guy for the cameras.
“Say it to my face! Say it to my face!”
Lol. pic.twitter.com/0YBCAEe971
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 30, 2025
Of course, much like the mockery received when the caucus had seen fit to share a picture of themselves taking a selfie, the congressman dubbed Dollar Store Obama faced a new round of jabs and memes only days after going “to war for Jimmy Kimmel because ‘all he did was tell a joke.'”
As some took to referring to the lawmaker as “Joaquín Jeffries,” it appeared that the mustache and sombrero would endure while his anemic threats would once more be forgotten.
Joaquín Jeffries pic.twitter.com/FBBs9P860k
— Robin Hood Patriot (@RHP2461) September 30, 2025
“Tell them they have one hour or I will post them wearing another sombrero.” pic.twitter.com/I2734psiEP
— Mimosa (@MelisaMimosa420) October 1, 2025
I don’t think Trump has a problem saying anything to Dollar Store Obama’s face
— Old School Eddie (@Old_SchoolEddie) September 30, 2025
This is proof that Trump’s trolling is 100% effective.
— AmericanPapaBear™ (@AmericaPapaBear) September 30, 2025
— Mike Piccirilli (@MikePic36487) September 30, 2025
Their tears taste like tequila sunrise pic.twitter.com/C8HOVs2ZpM
— Jason Jones (@jonesville) October 1, 2025
gonna tell my kids this is Hakeem Jeffries pic.twitter.com/Mo6rMGFYXw
— Joel Berry (@JoelWBerry) September 30, 2025
— Because Before (@becausebeforeBB) September 30, 2025
Bueno’ pic.twitter.com/B5pyCA9g3i
— Jax Verza (@Orso_Dino) September 30, 2025
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