Jon Hamm, renowned Hollywood actor and known supporter of the Democratic party, has found himself unexpectedly featured in a promotional video from the White House intended to bolster Donald Trump’s image. The latest twist in political campaigning sees Hamm, famous for his role in the series “Mad Men,” appearing in a scene from the Apple TV show “Your Friends and Neighbors.” This clip was part of a 20-second video shared by the Trump administration on social media last Saturday evening.
The video opens with an image of Trump, smoothly transitioning to a lively scene of Hamm dancing with enthusiasm in a nightclub setting, eyes closed, seemingly lost in the moment. This particular scene, set to the backdrop of Kato’s 2010 track “Turn the Lights Off,” has transformed into a widely circulated meme on social media platforms. The White House, keen to capitalize on this viral trend, incorporated it into their promotional efforts.
Adding an element of humor to the clip, a caption hovers above Hamm’s head, proclaiming, “When someone says America is the hottest country anywhere in the world.” This light-hearted approach appears to have resonated with viewers, as the video garnered over a million views by Sunday night.
The nightclub scene with Kato’s 2010 song Turn the Lights Off playing in the background has become a popular meme, prompting the White House to jump on the trend.
Above Hamm’s head in the video is a slogan which reads: ‘When someone says America is the hottest country anywhere in the world.’
The video is captioned ‘ALL WE NEEDED WAS A NEW PRESIDENT.’
As of Sunday night, it had been viewed more than one million times.
In the video, the vision of Hamm dancing fades into a dark screen, which is then replaced by an outline of the White House and the United States flag.
Above Hamm’s head in the video is a slogan which reads: ‘When someone says America is the hottest country anywhere in the world’
The Mad Men star’s likeness was included in a 20-second clip the Trump administration posted to social media on Saturday night
A message appears which reads: ‘The White House. Donald J. Trump.’
Hamm famously supported Democratic candidate Lucas Kunce during the 2024 Senate election in his home state of Missouri.
He narrated an ad for the Democrat, during which he took aim at Republican Josh Hawley over his actions during the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
Back in 2012, he endorsed Barack Obama and attended a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton in her failed 2016 campaign against Trump.
Then in January 2024, Hamm endorsed Democrat Adam Schiff during the United States Senate elections in California.
Hamm is not the first celebrity, nor outspoken Democrat, to be caught up in a seemingly unauthorized ad for the Trump administration.
Earlier this month, pop superstar Sabrina Carpenter went to war with the administration over its use of her song ‘Juno’ in a video promoting Immigrations and Customs Enforcement deportations.
She described the video as ‘evil and disgusting’ and warned: ‘Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.’
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In the clip, President Donald Trump’s face is replaced by Hamm’s as the actor dances euphorically in a nightclub
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson hit back, using Carpenter’s own lyrics against her.
‘Here’s a Short n’ Sweet message for Sabrina Carpenter: we won’t apologize for deporting dangerous criminal illegal murderers, rapists, and pedophiles from our country,’ Jackson said.
‘Anyone who would defend these sick monsters must be stupid, or is it slow?’ she added, referencing Carpenter’s number one hit, Manchild.
Since that altercation, the White House has repeatedly tried to bait Carpenter further by making several references to her music and guest appearances on shows like SNL.
Similarly, the administration targeted fellow pop star Olivia Rodrigo, using her song ‘All American B***h’ to promote a different deportation video.
She warned: ‘Don’t ever use my songs to promote your racist, hateful propaganda.’
Jon Hamm supported Democrat Lucas Kunce in the 2024 election
In October, singer Kenny Loggins voiced his opposition to Trump’s use of his 1986 track Danger Zone in a trolling AI video posted as a retort to nationwide No Kings protests.
While the White House’s social media posts are usually met with frenzied support from MAGA fans, Saturday’s faced a tougher crowd on the back of the limited and redacted release of the Epstein files.
‘Gotta love those redacted Epstein Files, expensive groceries, companies selling to China because of Tariff debt, oh and the additional $2 trillion dollars added to the debt in less than 1 year,’ one critic said.
‘All we need was all the Epstein files,’ another added, sharing a highly publicized photo of Trump posing with disgraced billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein.
