""Trump 2028," they said, situated across from the seated lawmakers, Vice President JD Vance and several untouched Diet Cokes. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries leaned over to Vance, himself a potential 2028 contender, and quipped, "Hey, bro, you got a problem with this?" The room chuckled in response. "It was the randomest thing in the world, because we're sitting there, we're having a serious conversation, and all of a sudden these two red hats appear," Jeffries recalled later at the Capitol."
""It was all so unserious," Jeffries said, describing a roving cameraman capturing the moment. "We were there for serious reasons that it wasn't really a big part of, you know, the discussion. It was theatrics." The moment was vintage Trump -- grabbing the attention and seeking to throw negotiators off their game - but it also underscored the president's regard for Congress, a coequal branch of the government, and in particular his opponents across the political aisle."
Two supporters wearing 'Trump 2028' red hats sat across from lawmakers during a White House meeting that included Vice President JD Vance and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries. Jeffries quipped to Vance, "Hey, bro, you got a problem with this?" The room chuckled. Jeffries later called the moment random and unserious, adding that a roving cameraman captured theatrics during a serious conversation. The episode exemplified Trump’s attention-grabbing, trolling style and underscored his approach toward Congress and political opponents. The first 'big four' meeting, held eight months into the presidency and the first official Trump-Jeffries encounter, produced no deal to prevent a federal government shutdown.
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