{"id":911,"date":"2025-10-02T13:24:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T13:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/?p=911"},"modified":"2025-10-06T08:53:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T08:53:15","slug":"cruz-posts-video-of-democrats-wearing-sombreros-cartoon-mustaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/02\/cruz-posts-video-of-democrats-wearing-sombreros-cartoon-mustaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruz posts video of Democrats wearing sombreros, cartoon mustaches"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) on Wednesday posted a video online depicting a montage of his Senate Democratic colleagues wearing superimposed sombreros and cartoonishly large mustaches, taking a shot at Democrats who voted against<\/a> a GOP proposal to fund the government.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 44 Senate Democrats who voted for [Sen. Chuck] Schumer\u2019s Shutdown should know that the Sombrero posting will continue until they re-open our government,\u201d Cruz wrote in a caption<\/a> to the video.<\/p>\n

The video runs through the images of Democrats while playing an altered version of the 1990s-era Latino dance hit, “Macarena.”<\/p>\n

It tweaks the song\u2019s refrain to “MAGA-rena” and includes lyrics sung in an AI-created version of President Trump’s voice. Some of the lines include, “Kamala\u2019s never going to be beat me in November, Donald\u2019s going to make the country better than you can remember” and, referring to former President Biden, \u201cvote for me, Joe just peed on himself for the third time this week.\u201d<\/p>\n

The post appears to be inspired by<\/a> Trump’s recent social media post that depicted<\/a> House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) sporting a similar AI-generated sombrero and mustache.<\/p>\n

The president’s video featured Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) as they were speaking to reporters following a meeting at the White House<\/a> ahead of the shutdown. It also included dubbed audio that made Schumer appear to lament the political figures of his party while Jeffries stood to the side in the photoshopped Mexican-style hat and facial hair.<\/p>\n

Jeffries wasn\u2019t amused by the stunt and called the video<\/a> \u201cracist\u201d and \u201cbigoted\u201d while Schumer criticized Trump<\/a> for \u201ctrolling away on the internet like a 10-year-old.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vice President Vance defended the president’s post<\/a>, however, calling it \u201cfunny\u201d and merely \u201cjoking and having a good time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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