The White House on Friday defended President Donald Trump's continuing use of social media to troll Democrats during the government shutdown, threatening targeted cuts and posting two deepfake videos featuring Project 2025's co-author as the "Grim Reaper" and another mocking House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. In one post late Thursday, the president posted an AI-generated video depicting Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought as the "Grim Reaper" while the administration threatens mass layoffs of federal workers and cuts to what Trump calls "Democratic Agencies." Trump met earlier Thursday with Vought, who co-authored and heralded Project 2025 the conservative policy playbook that has advocated for firing federal workers and the elimination of federal agencies. "Russ Voug

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