Rep. Dean Challenges Speaker Johnson Over Trump’s ‘Disgraceful’ Deepfake and ‘Unwell’ Speech

In a heated exchange captured in Capitol hallways, Democratic U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean confronted House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday regarding former President Donald Trump‘s sharing of an AI-generated deepfake video and a recent speech to military leaders. The Montgomery County representative pressed Speaker Johnson on what she called a “disgraceful” and “racist” social media post by Trump featuring House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries in a sombrero and fake mustache, set to Mariachi music.

Dean also expressed grave concern over Trump’s address to generals at Quantico, Virginia, where he reportedly claimed “America is under invasion from within” and suggested using American cities as military training grounds. “The president is unhinged. He is unwell,” Dean stated, urging Johnson to acknowledge the severity of Trump’s actions and rhetoric.

Speaker Johnson, while acknowledging Dean’s concerns about the deepfake, reportedly dismissed Trump’s post as a “joke” and stated it wasn’t his “style,” but stopped short of condemning it as racist despite Dean’s direct questioning. He also initially claimed he hadn’t seen Trump’s speech to the generals, promising to “check it out” as he attempted to disengage from the intense conversation. The exchange highlights growing tensions and the deep partisan divide over the former president’s public conduct and its implications for political discourse.

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