{"id":2493897,"date":"2025-10-02T15:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hakeem-jeffries-attempt-to-engage-in-a-meme-war-with-jd-vance-backfires-badly\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T15:02:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:02:35","slug":"hakeem-jeffries-attempt-to-engage-in-a-meme-war-with-jd-vance-backfires-badly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hakeem-jeffries-attempt-to-engage-in-a-meme-war-with-jd-vance-backfires-badly\/","title":{"rendered":"Hakeem Jeffries&#8217; Attempt to Engage in a Meme War with JD Vance Backfires Badly"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhakeem-jeffries-attempt-to-engage-in-a-meme-war-with-jd-vance-backfires-badly%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2493897&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a recent political exchange involving House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries amid a government shutdown blamed largely on Democrats, especially Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. In an attempt to counter a viral,AI-generated video from the Trump White House mocking Democrats-depicting Schumer speaking truthfully and Jeffries wearing an exaggerated sombrero-Jeffries responded by posting a doctored video of Vice President J.D. Vance, incorporating a popular meme that makes fun of VanceS appearance. However, this backfired as Vance reportedly finds the meme amusing and is not offended by it. Social media users criticized Jeffries for the misfire, pointing out that Democrats struggle with memes and public relations, especially during the politically sensitive shutdown. The piece highlights how Jeffries&#8217; attempt to imitate Trump&#8217;s tactics ended up embarrassing him and failed to gain traction.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries must have thought he was fighting fire with fire &mdash; but he just ended up getting burned.<\/p>\n<p>Amid a government shutdown that&rsquo;s entirely the fault of his Democratic Party &mdash; and particularly Senate Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/schumer-turns-shutdown-fix-idea-fellow-democrats-erupt-open-mutiny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> &mdash; Jeffries decided Wednesday to try to steal from President Donald Trump&rsquo;s playbook to make a mockery of his opponents.<\/p>\n<p>As the public response showed, though, Jeffries just ended up making a mockery of himself.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump White House fired the first volley on Monday, when it posted an <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1972822596397003159?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">artificial intelligence-created video<\/a>&nbsp;that showed Schumer apparently speaking the truth about Democrats (that&rsquo;s how you know that it&rsquo;s fake), and a mustachioed Jeffries sporting an outlandishly garish sombrero.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hakeem-jeffries-freaks-meme-video-posted-trump-say-face\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took exception<\/a> to the image &mdash; meant to highlight Democrats&rsquo; embrace of illegal aliens &mdash; and decided to return fire on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>On the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, he posted a video of Vice President J.D. Vance addressing a news conference, but he added his own tweaks to incorporate a popular meme that&rsquo;s supposed to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-tourist-blocked-entering-us-jd-vance-meme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mocking Vance<\/a> by showing him baldheaded, with bulging cheeks, and staring directly at a camera. (In Jeffries&rsquo; case, the doctored video used a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elijahdaniel\/status\/1896707849654608314?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">version of the meme<\/a> that showed Vance with a head full of unruly hair.)<\/p>\n<p>Check it out here. The meme starts to appear about the 20-second mark.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JD Vance thinks we will surrender to the Republican effort to gut healthcare because of a Sombrero meme.<\/p>\n<p>Not happening Bro. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TDVpPSSG6A\">pic.twitter.com\/TDVpPSSG6A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hakeem Jeffries (@hakeemjeffries) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hakeemjeffries\/status\/1973481836513800461?\">October 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  The problem for Jeffries, though, is that images like that clearly don&rsquo;t get Vance&rsquo;s gourd.<\/p>\n<p>As the website &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/knowyourmeme.com\/memes\/bald-jd-vance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Know your meme<\/a>&rdquo; noted, the Vance meme has been around for some time. It hasn&rsquo;t gotten much of a rise out of the VP &mdash; in fact, it&rsquo;s just the opposite.<\/p>\n<p>Back in March, Julio Rosas, a reporter for TheBlaze, noted on X that, &ldquo;VP Vance has seen many of the memes\/edits of his pictures and thinks it&rsquo;s a funny trend.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">: Landed back at Joint Base Andrews with Vice President Vance. I can confirm VP Vance has seen many of the memes\/edits of his pictures and thinks it&rsquo;s a funny trend.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theblaze?\">@theblaze<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Julio_Rosas11\/status\/1897465380718723133?\">March 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And as the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >social media reaction showed<\/a>, that embrace makes all the difference.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I love that you think this is some kind of gotcha,&rdquo; one user noted, addressing Jeffries.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I love that you think this is some kind of gotcha, as if <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance?\">@jdvance<\/a> doesn&rsquo;t out this meme himself. It&rsquo;s a character created by the right out of endearment, and you think it&rsquo;s some kind of dig. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xfPs9t6cnd\">pic.twitter.com\/xfPs9t6cnd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OleBuildingStan (@buildingstan3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/buildingstan3\/status\/1973491082672611609?\">October 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is so embarrassing for you.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TCrump (@TeresaCrumpler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeresaCrumpler\/status\/1973496995223576930?\">October 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JD finds this meme hilarious, you&rsquo;re not exactly doing what you think you&rsquo;re doing here<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; captive dreamer (@avaricum777) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/avaricum777\/status\/1973493478777823700?\">October 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Democrats can&rsquo;t meme. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cOfOSHIJ43\">https:\/\/t.co\/cOfOSHIJ43<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cass Barrett (@cassbarrett16) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cassbarrett16\/status\/1973751843093426266?\">October 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a government shutdown that&rsquo;s placed squarely at their door, Democrats are locked in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-bp-exits-14-billion-stake-in-russian-oil-giant-rosneft\/\" title=\"Nolte: BP Exits  Billion Stake in Russian Oil Giant Rosneft\">public relations war<\/a> they can&rsquo;t win.<\/p>\n<p>And they definitely can&rsquo;t win it by shooting themselves in the foot.<\/p>\n<p>But they can&rsquo;t seem to stop.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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