Jeffries: Trump AI Sombrero Video 'Was a Xenophobic Stereotype'

Breitbart ^ | 10/1/2025 | Pam Key

[marcusmaximus]

Wednesday on CNN’s “The Lead,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said President Donald Trump’s AI video depicting the leader in a sombrero “was a xenophobic stereotype.”

Host Jake Tapper said, “One last thing before you go. I know you said you thought it was racist and bigoted, that sombrero and mustache, an image that President Trump put out there.”

Jeffries said, “It wasn’t simply my characterization that was a broad characterization by a broad number of people.”

Tapper said, “JD Vance said he thought it was funny. Vice President Vance said he thought it was funny, and he said he didn’t understand why you thought it was racist because you’re not of Mexican heritage.”

[MinorityRepublican]

A more supple mind would have figured a humorous comeback on the sombrero meme, rather than once again playing the tiresome race card

A young Bill Clinton would have done that.

[mass55th]

[FlingWingFlyer]

Come on Skyhook! You got to lighten up and admit the Sombrero is funny. Don’t be a Mr. Potatohead.

[JennysCool]

What a wuss.

[xp38]

He's more an Urban Sombrero type

[j.havenfarm]

Agreed

[Liz]

"I do a rendition of 'Cant Help Lovin' That Man of Mine' with Spanish subtitles."

[Georgia Girl 2]

They are out of gas in the desert. 😉

[Nateman]

[tumblindice]

Someone should volunteer to pull the sticks out of their butts.

[beethovenfan]

I thought it was a hoot. Lighten up, Hakeeeeeeemmm.

[Deaf Smith]

FYI: Sombrero in Spanish means hat.

A meskin sombrero gives more definition.

[iamgalt]

They are really mad Trump beat them to the punch using an AI clip to ridicule. Now if they do it will just look like they are copying. The other thing is Trump used one of the most potent tools from the Alinsky playbook. Ridicule can be devastating and there is no defense.

[philman_36]

Flashback...

[waterhill]

You win!!!

[Jane Long]

LOL!

[philman_36]

The whole commercial/song.

[vpintheak]

LOL! The perpetually butt-hurt, are butt hurt. Hilarious.

[MikelTackNailer]

Hakeem just needs some comfort food

while taking in an old movie

but it has to start with a good cartoon.

[Regulator]

So if Sr. Hack-Im is so xenophilic, would he be cool if say 50M Chinese people show up in Nueva York and simply take over?

Chinese ain’t gonna be voting for no Halfrican.

And somebody might wanna tell him to ask his buds up above 125th st (oops, I mean “MLK Dr” now) if they be kool with a couple million Mexocants flooding in and bumping the bloods outta their jobs and takin’ dey welfare.

Funny but I think Hack-Im might not be so open minded after that.