"But in the middle of this, real people are harmed. And I can tell you, because I talked daily, almost hourly, with the president. I've spoken with Russ Vought in the last 48 hours. They take no pleasure in this. They don't want to do this. They're put in this position by the Democrats in the Senate. They're the ones that chose to shut the government down and to put this responsibility on the Office of Management and Budget."
"You know, I think what they're doing is pointing out the absurdity of Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries' political position,"
"Well, you can follow my social media. I don't do memes and jokes against my colleagues."
Mike Johnson said he warned Hakeem Jeffries to ignore AI-generated meme posts from President Donald Trump because protesting would only make them worse. Trump posted two AI videos showing Jeffries with a sombrero and a moustache, one set to mariachi music. Hakeem Jeffries called the posts racist. Ali Vitali questioned Johnson on MSNBC about the use of memes and grim reaper imagery amid a government shutdown. Johnson characterized the posts as an effort to highlight political positions and said real people are harmed by the shutdown, blaming Senate Democrats for the situation.
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