Row erupts over White House’s ‘racist’ Halloween post confusing two Black leaders: ‘Doing wonders for culture’

A Halloween-themed social media post by the White House started a row after it appeared to confuse two Black political leaders while trying to mock Democrats. The post on social media platform X featured “Halloween costume inspiration” images comparing President Donald Trump and vice president JD Vance with their Democratic rivals, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. However, the caption describing Jeffries’ “costume” seemed to confuse him with Senator Cory Booker. The image of Jeffries showed him wearing a sombrero with a caption that read, “one filibuster speech no one remembers.” The error drew attention because Jeffries serves in the House, where filibusters do not exist. The description appeared to refer instead to Booker’s 25-hou