US EditionThe Oval Office meeting didn't stop a shutdown, but the Trump 2028 hats and a sombrero set a tone
Bipartisan talks collapsed despite efforts to avoid shutdown; expiring pandemic subsidies risk doubling premiums, and a partial closure furloughed nonessential workers, officials said.
- On September 29, 2025, President Donald Trump hosted Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in the Oval Office to try to avert a government shutdown, but the meeting ended without a funding deal.
- With subsidies set to end at year's end, talks centered on expiring subsidies from the COVID-19 pandemic; it was President Donald Trump's first meeting with Hakeem Jeffries more than eight months into his presidency.
- During the meeting, two red `Trump 2028` hats appeared on the desk, and Schumer and Jeffries declined them while a roving cameraman captured the moment.
- The funding lapse triggered a partial government shutdown that furloughed nonessential federal workers and closed national parks, though President Donald Trump said he did not want the government to shut down hours before the midnight deadline.
- Hours after the meeting, Trump's team posted a fake video showing House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries wearing a sombrero with a faux moustache beside Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, following an AI-generated video the day before that Democrats said contained racist elements.
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During a White House meeting, Hakeem Jeffries spotted a 'Trump 2028' hat and asked JD Vance 'Hey, bro, you got a problem with this?'
Halfway through Donald Trump’s inaugural White House meeting with congressional leadership days before a government shutdown, the red hats appeared on the president’s desk. “Trump 2028,” they said, situated across from the seated lawmakers, Vice President JD Vance and several untouched Diet Cokes. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries leaned over to Vance, himself a potential 2028 contender, and quipped, “Hey, bro, you got a problem with this?…
Halfway through Donald Trump's inaugural meeting with congressional leaders, days before a government shutdown, red hats bearing the words "Trump 2028" appeared on the president's desk.
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The Oval Office meeting didn't stop a shutdown, but the Trump 2028 hats and a sombrero set a tone
Halfway through Donald Trump’s inaugural White House meeting with congressional leadership, the red "Trump 2028" hats appeared on the president’s desk.
Trump offers ‘2028’ hats to Schumer and Jeffries in failed shutdown talks
The day before, Trump posted an AI-generated video mocking Schumer and Jefferies, which Democrats say contained racist elements, drawing criticism. By Jewish Breaking News President Donald Trump offered “Trump 2028” hats to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries during a September 29, 2025, Oval Office meeting aimed at averting a government shutdown. The two men declined to take the caps. The bipartisan ne…
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