{"id":1919718,"date":"2026-05-05T17:56:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1919718"},"modified":"2026-05-05T17:56:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:56:21","slug":"white-house-cinco-de-mayo-post-sparks-backlash-chuck-schumer-fires-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1919718","title":{"rendered":"White House Cinco de Mayo Post Sparks Backlash, Chuck Schumer Fires Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e1\/16by9\/2026\/05\/05\/e1c38fe78c4741afae12144790a1b9c8_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">White House Cinco de Mayo Post Sparks Backlash, Chuck Schumer Fires Back<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">The White House<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Dems, GOP Get Salty With Cinco de Mayo Memes<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-05T10:56:21-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202605\"><br \/>\n                May 5, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            10:56 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-a2b413af695b81bb35cec851c4344822\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260505_e1c38fe78c4741afae12144790a1b9c8\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:6d020e87-869c-404a-a0a9-27b5829c77fe\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e1\/4by3\/2026\/05\/05\/e1c38fe78c4741afae12144790a1b9c8_md.jpg\" alt=\"donald trump and chuck getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2de734e4af158b7a00e682d345e1faf5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Cinco de Mayo got spicy between Republicans and Democrats &#8230; and not in a margarita-on-the-rocks kinda way.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9965334dad385358f390b77dee2b6bbb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The official White House account on X fired the first shot Tuesday morning &#8230; and it wasn&#8217;t a tequila shot.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1c3b3888fd2555a4db34573ddc94e60d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260505_ad9b977440f14ab6a846814878bb3956\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:6d020e87-869c-404a-a0a9-27b5829c77fe\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ad\/4by3\/2026\/05\/05\/ad9b977440f14ab6a846814878bb3956_md.jpg\" alt=\"donald trump x 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-12f09a4b52e1c00e3fc36087b5c1d91b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>They came right out of the gates with a celebratory Cinco de Mayo message accompanied by an A.I.-generated image of two of the Democratic Party\u2019s top dogs: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Hakeem Jeffries<\/strong><\/a>, the highest-ranking Democrat in the House, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/chuck-schumer\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Chuck Schumer<\/strong><\/a>, who leads Democrats in the Senate.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2e0b0cb382e4976c058d49099ce11373\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>There was nothing borderline about the political message &#8212; it shows Jeffries and Schumer in sombreros, sipping margaritas near a U.S. border crossing &#8230; with a sign reading \u201cI love illegal immigrants,\u201d a clear jab at Democratic immigration policies that Republicans have hammered for years.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b42482ea82900211db4a68f5d213c6c3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Schumer didn\u2019t take this jab lying down &#8230; quickly clapping back at the White House account.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0c55f56fd8dc868c6e58446fd1f415d9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260505_6fa150f4e4384a3a9688f3d4f959d302\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:6d020e87-869c-404a-a0a9-27b5829c77fe\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/6f\/4by3\/2026\/05\/05\/6fa150f4e4384a3a9688f3d4f959d302_md.jpg\" alt=\"chuck schumer trump x 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-24a2c014cf787152b1c8121522b2b09c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>He fired back with a quote post that flipped the script &#8212; \u201cHappy Cinco de Mayo, @WhiteHouse!\u201d &#8212; and attached a photo of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Donald<\/strong><strong>Trump<\/strong><\/a>standing next to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jeffrey-epstein\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Jeffrey Epstein<\/strong><\/a>&#8230; both wearing sombreros. Message received &#8230; and returned with interest.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-837e26d10ebd6aa4031da4d647db68f2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The back-and-forth didn\u2019t stay light for long &#8230; the exchange quickly turned into a partisan pile-on with Democrats and Republicans butting heads in the replies.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f2eac0a50630850189d0f3ccf3ce6e16\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>No lime wedges here &#8212; just a bitter back-and-forth that shows how fast things get ugly between the two sides of the political aisle!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/05\/schumer-responds-to-white-house-cinco-de-mayo-post\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:6d020e87-869c-404a-a0a9-27b5829c77fe\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"facebook-footer\",\"pos\":1}'><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/05\/schumer-responds-to-white-house-cinco-de-mayo-post\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:6d020e87-869c-404a-a0a9-27b5829c77fe\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"twitter-footer\",\"pos\":2}'><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/05\/obama-says-family-off-limits-after-trump-ai-video\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:6d020e87-869c-404a-a0a9-27b5829c77fe\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"related-article\",\"pos\":1}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e2\/16by9\/2026\/05\/05\/e2a75647378548e8b2b2d088192a7b87_xs.jpg\" alt=\"obama trump getty 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Barack Obama Calls Out Trump for A.I. 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