President Donald Trump posted edited and AI-generated videos on Truth Social Wednesday night, mocking Democrats such as California Governor Gavin Newsom, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, and California Senator Adam Schiff.
Trump also posted two videos celebrating Cracker Barrel’s decision to forego changing its logo after backlash from customers and a phone call with the president. Trump’s social media blast began just after 10:00 p.m. ET Wednesday, when he posted a short clip of Sen. Schiff speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” The video of Schiff, whom Trump calls “Pencil Neck,” was edited to make the senator’s neck extremely long.
Around 15 minutes later, Trump posted a video of himself dancing while a CNN host talks about massive losses for Democrats and gains for Republicans with voter registration.
At 9:20 p.m., the president posted a video showing a pole vaulter with his head superimposed, soaring over a banner featuring the new Cracker Barrel logo. In the video, poll vaulter Trump rips down the new logo to reveal a banner with the traditional “Uncle Herschel” Cracker Barrel imagery. Trump also posted a video that had been going around X last week, showing the president dancing to “Y.M.C.A.” with Uncle Herschel.
Trump then ripped into Democrats with multiple posts, including an AI-generated video showing Governor Pritzker sumo wrestling with former New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie, set to the “Chariots of Fire” theme in the background. Trump and Pritzker have traded barbs over the past week as the president mulls deploying the National Guard to Chicago to address the city’s violent crime. Trump’s son, Eric, posted a video on X earlier this week that showed him stepping onto the dohyō against a sumo wrestler.
The president also went after Governor Newsom. In one video, Newsom’s head is superimposed on a man who’s slapping and kicking a punching bag with Trump’s image on it. The AI-image of Newsom lets out girlish yelps that wouldn’t be out of place at a Jonas Brothers reunion tour as he serves up dainty palm-slaps.
Another clip mocking Newsom shows the governor saying that he received “Trump 2028” hats in the mail. The video was edited to place one of the hats on Newsom’s head.
Trump often rages against Democrats, the legacy media, and sometimes fellow Republicans on Truth Social, but Wednesday night was especially active — even for the president. The meme dump attacking Democrats comes as the party attempts to paint Trump as an authoritarian dictator who is seeking to grab more power by using the military to crack down on crime in big cities.
Newsom’s press office X account, which has focused on posting memes and rants mocking Trump in recent weeks, posted a picture of an overweight Trump shortly after the president’s meme rampage on Wednesday night.
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) September 4, 2025
Some on the Left have questioned Trump’s health after he was diagnosed with a condition that causes swelling in his legs. The president has also been pictured with bruising on his hand. Some people even speculated over the weekend that Trump had died or was suffering from a severe illness.
On Wednesday, Trump responded to the rumors, saying that he was “very active over the weekend.”
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