President Donald Trump posted a deepfake of Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer ahead of the government shutdown. Many call the viral video racist.

As the US government barrels toward a shutdown, President Donald Trump shared a racist video on social media, which appears to be AI-generated, depicting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wearing a sombrero and a mustache and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaking in a fake voice.

The first government shutdown in nearly seven years began at midnight after lawmakers failed to reach a deal on extending funding.

As the U.S. government inches towards a shutdown, President Donald Trump turned to an AI video to make fun of two top Democratic leaders. Trump posted the AI video on social media Monday night shortly after meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), per Politico.

After Trump led Republicans into a futile shutdown to extract border wall funding from the Democrat-led House in January 2018, 48% of respondents blamed the president and Republicans for the shutdown, compared to 28% who faulted Democrats, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer denied that pressure from the left-wing base of Democratic Party has urged him to pursue a government shutdown strategy.

Some Democrats are still furious with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for caving in the last shutdown fight, while his House counterpart, Hakeem Jeffries, is relatively untested.

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes asked Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) if she thinks Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is trying to avoid a primary challenge from her by taking a combative posture ahead of a looming government shutdown.

S.D., criticizes Senate Democrats for blocking the GOP's short-term funding extension as Congress hurtles toward a government shutdown.