<p>Vice President JD Vance gave his word on Wednesday that memes mocking House and Senate Minority Leaders Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) would stop if Jeffries would help end the ongoing government shutdown.</p>
<p>Vance stepped into the White House briefing room to address the press corps and offered his &#8220;solemn promise&#8221; to put an end to the memes, provided Jeffries helped steer his party toward a compromise.</p>
<p><strong>WATCH:</strong></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">🚨 LMFAO! JD Vance just responded to Hakeem Jeffries being offended by Trump&#8217;s memes</p>
<p>&#8220;I will tell Hakeem Jeffries right now, I make a solemn promise to you, that if you help us reopen the government, the sombrero memes WILL stop!&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve talked to the President about that.&#8221; 🤣 <a href="https://t.co/DkJy5t5ooe">pic.twitter.com/DkJy5t5ooe</a></p>
<p>— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1973443709439189176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Vance explained that the memes — which showed Jeffries with a fake mustache and sombrero and Schumer complaining about the Democratic Party — were made in an effort to &#8220;poke fun at the absurdity&#8221; of some of the demands being made by Democrats with regard to any agreement to fund the government going forward.</p>
<p>&#8220;I will tell Hakeem Jeffries right now, I make a solemn promise to you, that if you help us reopen the government, the sombrero memes will stop!&#8221; Vance added, prompting laughter around the briefing room. &#8220;And I&#8217;ve talked to the President of the United States about that.&#8221;</p>
<p>Vance went on to say that, in all seriousness, if there were any Senate Democrats who wanted to negotiate a deal to reopen the government, he would be glad to take part.</p>
<p>The memes began with one video posted to President Trump&#8217;s account on X and Truth Social:</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/JzQYLShOCt">pic.twitter.com/JzQYLShOCt</a></p>
<p>— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1972822596397003159?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>When Jeffries responded by complaining about the &#8220;racist&#8221; nature of the meme. &#8220;The next time you have something to say about me, don’t cop out through a racist and fake AI video! When I’m back in the Oval Office, say it to my face!&#8221; he demanded.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hakeem Jeffries is very upset about Trump’s video depicting him with a mustache and a sombrero: “The next time you have something to say about me, don’t cop out through a racist and fake AI video! When I’m back in the Oval Office, say it to my face!”</p>
<p>😂<a href="https://t.co/aYwRrWtM9z">pic.twitter.com/aYwRrWtM9z</a></p>
<p>— TheBlaze (@theblaze) <a href="https://twitter.com/theblaze/status/1973043373956296796?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Jeffries continued to complain about the meme during an appearance on MSNBC with host Lawrence O&#8217;Donnell, and Trump responded with a meme made from a clip of that interview.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/2yyuRkm9r8">pic.twitter.com/2yyuRkm9r8</a></p>
<p>— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1973218518893207825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2025</a></p></blockquote>

<script async src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script>

‘A Solemn Promise’: Vance Swears Sombrero Memes Will Stop If Hakeem Jeffries Helps End Shutdown

CONTINUE READING

<p>Former White House official Alyssa Farah Griffin argued on Wednesday that President Donald Trump absolutely “has a plan” for the ongoing government shutdown and how to best use it to his advantage, saying that Democrats were unlikely to enjoy the eventual outcome.</p>
<p>The ABC midday talk show opened with a discussion between Griffin and the other co-hosts about the shutdown that Senate Democrats triggered on Tuesday — and who was more likely to be blamed if the parties were unable to quickly reach an agreement and get things reopened.</p>
<p><strong>WATCH:</strong></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">WHICH PARTY WILL BE BLAMED FOR SHUTDOWN? &#8216;The View&#8217; co-hosts weigh in after the American government shut down at midnight Tuesday following a last-ditch funding vote failing in the Senate. <a href="https://t.co/PjRuL2Kb4J">pic.twitter.com/PjRuL2Kb4J</a></p>
<p>— The View (@TheView) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheView/status/1973427689626157486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Griffin cited polling that suggested Democrats were likely to feel the brunt of the public’s anger, saying, “There’s polling out there that says, well, 4% will blame Republicans and 23% are going to blame Dems. Another 34% of Americans blame both sides.”</p>
<p><b data-stringify-type="bold"><a class="c-link c-link--focus-visible" href="https://get.dailywire.com/subscribe/plus/?utm_campaign=fall40&amp;utm_content=fallsale&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_source=editorial" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://get.dailywire.com/subscribe/plus/?utm_campaign=fall40&amp;utm_content=fallsale&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_source=editorial" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Get 40% off new DailyWire+ annual memberships with code FALL40 at checkout!</a></b><span class="c-message__edited_label" dir="ltr" data-sk="tooltip_parent"> </span></p>
<p>“Even on the Obamacare subsidies, you could pass it as a stand-alone bill,” she added, referencing one of the key sticking-point issues. “It does not need to be tied to shutting down the government. What I constantly hear is Donald Trump has too much power. The White House, the executive branch, has too much power. By shutting down the federal government, Congress, you’ve given up spending power.”</p>
<p>Griffin went on to insist that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) would surely have “figured it out.”</p>
<p>“Well, yeah, she did figure it out,” co-host Whoopi Goldberg agreed, and then complained that the real problem was that Republicans weren’t bending to the whims of holdout Democrats.</p>
<p>“We just need a better person to compromise with. We need somebody who is willing to compromise,” Goldberg continued. “[Trump said] that he’ll go to work on Democrats during the shutdown. It’s like, why are you going to work on us? We’re trying to work with you. He wouldn’t meet with them.”</p>
<p>“But that’s my warning to Democrats. Donald Trump wants the shutdown. You guys shouldn’t have given what he wanted because it means he’s got a plan and I don’t think you’re going to like the outcome,” Griffin concluded.</p>

<script async src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script>

‘The View’ Host Warns Trump Will Absolutely Use A Shutdown To His Advantage: ‘He’s Got A Plan’

<p>Former President Joe Biden had cue cards reminding him of the names of some top Democrats — some of whom even held key positions in the administration of former President Barack Obama, when Biden himself was serving as vice president.</p>
<p>A new <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/exclusive-unearthed-biden-note-cards-reveal-he-had-bios-photo-reminders-hillary-clinton-schumer">report</a> published by Fox News Digital on Tuesday indicated that the outlet had obtained five “palm cards” — used by politicians to keep details fresh when speaking — that had been unearthed, along with a number of other documents, by investigators digging into the Biden administration’s use of the autopen.</p>
<p>One of the cards, which was stamped with the words “PRESIDENT HAS SEEN,” was labeled “Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients” and included a list of names, along with their respective photos, and short biographical descriptions. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was shown on that particular card, along with her photo and a note reminding that she had served in that role as part of the Obama-Biden administration.</p>
<p>That same card also included a photo of actor Denzel Washington and a note reminding Biden that he was “one of the greatest actors of the 21st century.”</p>
<p><b data-stringify-type="bold"><a class="c-link c-link--focus-visible" href="https://get.dailywire.com/subscribe/plus/?utm_campaign=fall40&amp;utm_content=fallsale&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_source=editorial" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://get.dailywire.com/subscribe/plus/?utm_campaign=fall40&amp;utm_content=fallsale&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_source=editorial" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Get 40% off new DailyWire+ annual memberships with code FALL40 at checkout!</a></b><span class="c-message__edited_label" dir="ltr" data-sk="tooltip_parent"> </span></p>
<p>Another card, also stamped with the phrase “PRESIDENT HAS SEEN,” included a photo of Biden’s longtime Senate colleague and then-Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and reminded Biden of Durbin’s home state and leadership role.</p>
<p>Other cards included photos and descriptions of people such as acclaimed director Francis Ford Coppola, Governor JB Pritzker (D-IL), and several members of his family, as well as the name of an ABC journalist, along with a question that she might ask.</p>
<p>While the use of palm cards is a common practice among politicians, especially during campaigning and interacting with hundreds of people daily, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-slammed-for-using-cheat-sheet-while-answering-questions-on-putin-utterly-embarrassing">Biden’s reliance on them</a> and other <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-cheat-sheet-shows-he-knew-what-topic-reporter-would-ask-him-about">reminder notes</a> as president — even in routine press briefings — drew questions on several occasions about his mental acuity.</p>
<p>Members of his administration dismissed those concerns, saying that it was perfectly normal for staffers to remind the president who he would be speaking to or note potential questions he might receive from the press.</p>

<script async src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script>

Hillary Who? New Report Suggests Biden Had To Be Reminded Who Top Dems Were

<p>As Democrats forced a government shutdown, The Washington Post Editorial Board issued a <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/10/01/government-shutdown-democrats-progressives-freedom-caucus/">warning</a> — which apparently fell on deaf ears — predicting that their strategy was likely to backfire and ultimately favor President Donald Trump.</p>
<p>According to the Post, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) had attempted to split the baby in the final hours, asking whether others in his party might be amenable to a short-term agreement that would buy them more time to negotiate — and he was met with an adamant refusal from Progressive Caucus Chair Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX): “Hell no.”</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chuck-schumer-forcefully-made-the-case-that-biden-should-bow-out-report">progressive wing</a> of the Democratic Party — along with a number of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/msnbc-host-rage-quits-democratic-party-on-air-blames-chuck-schumer-for-caving">far-left media personalities</a> — blamed Schumer for “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-think-you-caved-schumer-gets-an-absolute-grilling-on-the-view">caving</a>” to Republicans during the last shutdown battle, after he argued it was better to keep the government open than risk a shutdown over demands the GOP-controlled Congress would never accept. But with the looming threat of a primary from his left — which could potentially involve self-described Democratic Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) — Schumer has thus far allowed the progressives to drive the current shutdown fight.</p>
<p>But that refusal to negotiate may come back to bite progressive Democrats in the very near future, the Post argued, comparing the Progressive Caucus to the Freedom Caucus on the Republican side of the aisle.</p>
<p>“Progressives embraced the same disastrous mentality that led the House Freedom Caucus to believe it could come out ahead in previous government funding standoffs: They wrongly assumed their political leverage would withstand the ensuing fallout,” the Post explained. “Left-wing Democrats, like the Freedom Caucus before them, enter this shutdown in a position of weakness. President Donald Trump and his budget director, Russell Vought, now have extraordinary authority to choose which agencies to close, what spending to prioritize and even which government workers to lay off.”</p>
<p><b data-stringify-type="bold"><a class="c-link c-link--focus-visible" href="https://get.dailywire.com/subscribe/plus/?utm_campaign=fall40&amp;utm_content=fallsale&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_source=editorial" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://get.dailywire.com/subscribe/plus/?utm_campaign=fall40&amp;utm_content=fallsale&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_source=editorial" data-sk="tooltip_parent" aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-239873">Get 40% off new DailyWire+ annual memberships with code FALL40 at checkout!</a></b><span class="c-message__edited_label" dir="ltr" data-sk="tooltip_parent"> </span></p>
<p>President Trump also warned Democrats ahead of the shutdown to be careful what they wished for, adding, “We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible.”</p>
<p>Indeed, the Post’s Editorial Board is predicting that Trump will absolutely make good on that promise — and he’s likely to do so in a way that “maximizes pain” for the Democrats who continue to embrace the role of “roadblock” to his administration’s agenda.</p>
<p>“The Freedom Caucus’s tactics have failed to achieve Republicans’ goals every time. There is no reason to think this shutdown will end any differently for its left-wing counterpart. The most likely outcome is that Democrats will come to regret having just walked into a trap,” the Board concluded.</p>

<script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script>
<script async src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

‘It’s A Trap!’: Even WaPo’s Editorial Board Warns Democrats A Shutdown Favors Trump

<p>Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Wednesday that he planned to investigate reports that Texas Christian University had canceled a planned Turning Point USA event.</p>
<p>The event was initially scheduled to be held on the TCU campus as part of the tour the group’s late founder, Charlie Kirk, began before his assassination on September 10 — and was to feature detransitioner Chloe Cole — but Cole announced that her event was canceled just a week before it was set to take place.</p>
<p>Cole posted a short thank-you to Hillsdale College — where she’d spoken recently — thanking them for speaking positively of her recent appearance there rather than canceling the event out from under her.</p>
<p>“The first college to actually thank me for speaking on their campus instead of cancelling me like @TCU just did! Christian colleges (and otherwise) need to step up to keep democracy and free speech alive in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination,” Cole posted.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The show goes on, but not on campus. <a href="https://t.co/f6puBgLk22">pic.twitter.com/f6puBgLk22</a></p>
<p>— Chloe Cole ⭐️ (@ChoooCole) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChoooCole/status/1973224045387903229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>She followed that with an updated flyer showing that the TPUSA event was still on — but would be moved nearby to Birchman Baptist Church, also located in Fort Worth. When people asked Cole what had happened, she explained that the TCU chapter of TPUSA had found a room on campus to hold the event, and despite determining it was available for the requested time, the college denied them access to it.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://get.dailywire.com/subscribe/plus/?utm_campaign=fall40&amp;utm_content=fallsale&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_source=editorial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Get 40% off new DailyWire+ annual memberships with code FALL40 at checkout</a></strong></p>
<p>“They denied the local TPUSA chapters (sic) request to have me on campus on the 7th even though the room was free. They didn’t give a real reason why,” she said.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">They denied the local TPUSA chapters request to have me on campus on the 7th even though the room was free. They didn’t give a real reason why</p>
<p>— Chloe Cole ⭐️ (@ChoooCole) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChoooCole/status/1973215768096780539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Dallas Express reporter Carlos Turcios also noted that the event had been canceled, and his post caught Paxton’s attention.</p>
<p>“This doesn’t look like free speech to me. I’m going to look into this,” he said.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">This doesn’t look like free speech to me. I’m going to look into this. <a href="https://twitter.com/TCU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TCU</a> <a href="https://t.co/7OutbFDEHi">https://t.co/7OutbFDEHi</a></p>
<p>— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) <a href="https://twitter.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/1973281771421835329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2025</a></p></blockquote>

<script async src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script>

Texas AG To Step In After College Axes TPUSA Event Featuring Detransitioner

<p>President Donald Trump got a laugh from the crowd gathered in the Oval Office on Tuesday when he cracked a COVID-related joke at the expense of Health &amp; Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.</p>
<p>Trump and the others were in the middle of his press conference — announcing a massive reduction in many popular drugs thanks to a commitment from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to invest $70 billion in domestic drug manufacturing — when Kennedy was unfortunate enough to sneeze.</p>
<p>WATCH:</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bobby Kennedy: 🤧**SNEEZES**🤧<br />
TRUMP: God bless you, Bobby. I hope I didn&#8217;t just catch COVID just there.. GIVE ME A PAXLOVID IMMEDIATELY!&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/8sm0n9hLBd">pic.twitter.com/8sm0n9hLBd</a></p>
<p>— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href="https://twitter.com/townhallcom/status/1973066245093097577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Trump was in the middle of a thought about his plans to make additional efforts down the road to reduce prices even more for American families — but when Kennedy shielded his face with his elbow and sneezed, he responded immediately. Turning toward Kennedy, he said without missing a beat, “God bless you, Bobby.”</p>
<p>”I hope I didn&#8217;t just catch COVID just there,” he added after a brief pause as laughter began to erupt around the room. “Do you have a Paxlovid? Paxlovid? GIVE ME A PAXLOVID, IMMEDIATELY!”</p>
<p>As The Daily Wire reported previously, the new TrumpRX website will allow Americans to purchase drugs directly from the government rather than going through insurance. Virtually all drugs will be discounted on TrumpRX, the White House said.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://get.dailywire.com/subscribe/plus/?utm_campaign=fall40&amp;utm_content=fallsale&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_source=editorial">Get 40% off new DailyWire+ annual memberships with code FALL40 at checkout</a></strong></p>
<p>Pfizer stepped up with a $70 billion investment, signaling a shift toward making more drugs in the United States instead of continuing to rely on imports from other nations — some of which are considered adversaries. The Trump administration has identified that reliance as a national security issue.</p>
<p>Trump also suggested that his administration would be working with other drug companies in addition to Pfizer in an effort to increase the number of drugs that would be made available at discounted rates.</p>

<script async src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script>

Trump Has Oval Office Crowd Rolling After Off-The-Cuff COVID Crack

News

Chuck Schumer

Government Shutdown

Hakeem Jeffries

JD Vance

Media

Memes

Politics

Megan Basham, author of "Shepherds For Sale," joins me for a powerful discussion about the response from Christian influencers to Charlie Kirk's death and to talk about how her faith strengthened during her cancer treatment.

Hour 1

The Andrew Klavan Show

How This Woman's Faith Strengthened During Her Cancer Battle | Megan Basham [Member Exclusive]

How This Woman's Faith Strengthened During Her Cancer Battle | Megan Basham

Today on the Matt Walsh Show, the so-called public health experts in the UK have decided that actually maybe incest isn’t so bad after all. Welcoming the third world through mass migration means welcoming third world practices. This is just the latest example. Also, the government shut down and nobody noticed or cared. Pope Leo makes some very concerning comments about abortion, and other topics. And Netflix is getting the Bud Light treatment after their woke children’s programming was exposed. 

Hour 2

The Matt Walsh Show

Ep. 1666 - Public Health “Experts” Want To Legitimize This Barbaric Practice In The Name Of Multiculturalism [Member Exclusive]

Wealthy leftist elites are LITERALLY practicing eugenics in the new unhinged world of Silicon Valley parenting…paying $50k for their IVF embryos to be genetically tested for high IQ & discarding their “dumb” children in the process.

Others are hiring baby consultants who tell you everything from what to name your child to which way their crib should face for tens of thousands of dollars a pop.

The media is ALSO freaking out that Gen Z women are ditching birth control and suddenly find themselves crushing on conservative men.  We get into it all on today’s episode of the Isabel Brown Show.

Menu

— News —

‘A Solemn Promise’: Vance Swears Sombrero Memes Will Stop If Hakeem Jeffries Helps End Shutdown

Create a free account to join the conversation!