In a move blending political strategy with social media savvy, the White House has intensified its clash with leading congressional Democrats by tapping into the latest Halloween trends. President Trump’s team has taken to social media, particularly the official White House X account, to satirize top Democratic figures like Representative Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Chuck Schumer through Halloween-themed jabs. These playful but pointed posts feature imaginary Spirit Halloween costume packs, complete with elements designed to mock the two New York lawmakers.

For Representative Jeffries, the costume includes a sombrero and a “filibuster speech no one remembers,” though it humorously lacks “common sense.” Senator Schumer’s costume is similarly satirical, offering “your money given to illegals” and a “lifetime subscription to performative outrage,” with the notable exclusions of a “sombrero” or “spine,” as detailed in the White House’s post. Both lawmakers have so far remained silent, providing no comment to the Daily Mail regarding these cheeky portrayals.

The post doesn’t stop at Democrats; it also features more flattering costume descriptions for President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. Notably absent from Trump’s costume is a crown, while Vance’s avoids the “Fat JD curly hair,” a playful nod to a popular meme circulating online about the 40-year-old Vice President. Under the Republican administration, meme culture has flourished, encompassing everything from humorous takes on deportation to AI-generated videos of Trump’s budget chief, Russ Vought, depicted as a grim reaper poised to slash federal costs and jobs. In another recent post, the administration showcased a jack-o-lantern carved with “30 days of Democratic shutdown,” continuing their tradition of using humor to engage with political discourse.

When the White House first trolled Jeffries by putting a sombrero on him in a video where he was talking about the government shutdown, the New York Democrat, who is black and not Mexican, called it racist. ‘I don’t even know what that means,’ Vance later said when asked about the claim that the sombrero video was racist, likening it to a joke. The White House has since revived the sombrero attacks.

This week, the administration posted an altered video showing Trump during his first term handing out Halloween candy at the executive’s mansion, with a catch. Midway through the video, Trump’s team edited a sombrero-wearing Jeffries and hatless Schumer into the clip, as though they were trick-or-treating with the president. Schumer and Jeffries have, so far, not responded in kind with memes aimed at ridiculing Trump and Republicans. But not all Democrats have followed their stoic lead.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has charged head-on into the meme war by repeatedly targeting Trump administration officials with memes. Jokes about Vance’s debunked infatuation with couches and Trump tearing down the White House have been recent themes of the governor’s social media account. When Representative Anna Paulina Luna teed up the infamous sobrero as a possible costume for Vance, he responded on social media with the laughing-in-tears emoji. ‘I’ve already got a costume,’ Vance quipped.