VP Vance calls AI deepfake video of Hakeem Jeffries 'funny'

U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday (October 1) called an AI deepfake video of top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries "funny." The video was posted by U.S. President Donald Trump on his social media platform before the shutdown, showing manipulated images of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer appearing to criticize Democrats while Jeffries stood next to him with a crudely drawn sombrero and mustache imposed over his face.