D: Amid efforts by the White House and Democrats to blame the other for the government shutdown, JD Vance defended one of his boss Donald Trump’s tactics: Posting of deepfake videos made to look like House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was wearing a sombrero in his TV appearances.

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.”

Vice President JD Vance took center stage to attack Democrats on Monday as the U.S. government barrels toward a shutdown despite Donald Trump finally meeting with Democratic congressional leaders. The president met with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for the first time since returning to office,