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President Trump posted the video meme, which Representative Hakeem Jeffries called racist and bigoted. Vice President JD Vance said the president was “joking, and we’re having a good time.”
By Erica L. Green
Reporting from Washington
Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday laughed off an A.I.-generated video that President Trump shared on social media, saying the president was “joking” when he posted a meme of Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader, with a fake mustache and a sombrero.
