Donald Trump knows how to troll his opponents. It’s one of his best skills as a politician.
And two leading Democrats are red in the face after Trump humiliates them during Oval Office meeting.
In a move that’s pure Trump genius, the President turned a tense Oval Office huddle into a hilarious takedown of top Democrats, flashing “Trump 2028” hats right in their faces amid talks to avert a government shutdown.
The photos Trump blasted out on Truth Social late Tuesday captured the moment perfectly: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries looking like deer in headlights, parked behind those bold hats.
One snap shows Trump grinning ear-to-ear, jabbing a finger at Jeffries from the Resolute Desk, with the hats stealing the show.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 1, 2025
Jeffries tried to play it cool later on CNN, claiming the hats just popped up out of nowhere during the chat.
“He did not try to hand Leader Schumer and I the Trump 2028 hat. They just randomly appeared in the middle of the meeting on the desk. It was the strangest thing ever,” he explained.
“I just looked at the hat, looked at JD Vance, who was seated to my left, and said, ‘Don’t you got a problem with this?’ and he said, ‘No comment.’”
“And that was the end of it,” Jeffries said.
But Trump didn’t stop at hats – he cranked up the fun an edited video slamming Jeffries, decking him out in a sombrero while a band of Trump lookalikes belted out mariachi tunes to the House Democrat.
This all dropped just hours before the feds hit a wall at midnight Wednesday, kicking off a partial shutdown after nearly every Senate Democrat torpedoed a quick funding fix.
It’s the first shutdown since that dragged-out mess in December 2018, when non-essential ops ground to a halt and thousands of government workers got stuck without paychecks for over a month until a temporary deal saved the day.
Trump’s antics highlight how he’s owning the room, turning what could have been a boring negotiation into a masterclass in political jabs that rally the base.
Democrats like Schumer and Jeffries walked right into it, their stone-faced reactions only amplifying Trump’s dominance in these power plays.
Vance’s “No comment” to Jeffries? That’s the kind of loyalty and smarts that make the Trump team unstoppable against the whining left.
This shutdown showdown exposes the Dems’ true colors – blocking funds that keep America running, all while Trump pushes forward with his America First agenda.
Patriots everywhere are cheering Trump’s style, a reminder that real leadership means fighting back with wit and strength against the elite swamp dwellers.
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