US Edition‘Grim Reaper’ Russell Vought Coming After ‘Dems Babies’? Trump Posts AI Video of OMB Chief Amid Shutdown
Trump posted an AI video mocking OMB Director Russell Vought amid a government shutdown caused by funding disputes and threats of mass layoffs, officials said.
- On Thursday, October 2, President Donald Trump posted a Grim Reaper AI video on Truth Social depicting Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget Director, with a parody song and cowbell.
- With the shutdown now in its third day on Friday, it stems from Congress failing to approve funding past the Sept. 30 deadline, as Democrats demanded 1.5 in lavish spending.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended Trump's posts during a Friday briefing, while Hakeem Jeffries called them racist and evasive, with neighbors saying `People have strong feelings about him`.
- Hours after the video, Russell Vought announced a freeze on transit funding for Chicago following earlier halts in New York and New Jersey, and President Donald Trump met with Vought on Thursday to discuss Project 2025 cuts.
- Legal experts warn that only Congress can enact agency cuts, raising doubts about President Donald Trump's threats while federal workers bear the shutdown's brunt.
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Donald Trump stars in new grim-reaper themed AI generated music video
Donald Trump starred in a Grim Reaper-themed AI-generated video posted to his Truth Social account mocking Democrats. The clip features a cover of Blue Öyster Cult’s "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", with Russell Vought portrayed as the mythological character. It came as the president threatened to use a temporary lapse in government funding to enact permanent cuts to the federal workforce as a way to punish workers at agencies he believes are staffed …
Mass redundancies are said to be imminent, according to the US President and his budget manager, Russell Vought, who are targeting democratic agencies. ...
'This is the guy': Neighbors of Trump official behind mass firings call him 'despicable'
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought is quickly becoming infamous among critics of President Donald Trump's administration. This even includes his own neighbors.That's according to a Friday article by Mother Jones' Isabela Dias, who spoke with several of Vought's neighbors about his role as Trump's "shutdown enforcer." Dias reported that many of Vought's neighbors — including the house next door to his – have signs on th…
‘Schumer siesta’ continues; It’s Meme Friday at the White House: Here comes the ‘reaper’
by WorldTribune Staff, October 3, 2025 Real World News As the government shutdown, produced by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, continues, many Americans are rolling on the floor at the memes coming out of the Trump White House. Unlike past GOP administrations with their defensive responses to shutdowns, this one positively revels in the chaos […]
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