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White House’s Cinco de Mayo Troll Backfires Spectacularly
May 5, 2026
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Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/ReutersThe White House ended up getting roasted in a failed attempt to troll its Democratic foes.President Donald Trump’s notoriously hostile press team tried to mock Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries through a Cinco de Mayo-themed post—but social media users were quick to point out the racist undertone.The AI-generated image, which the White House has brought out several times over the past year, depicted a smiling Schumer and Jeffries toasting cocktails while wearing Mexican sombreros.
A sign on their imagined table read, “I love illegal immigrants.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
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