Amid the nation’s second-longest authorities shutdown, President Donald Trump is reportedly overseeing a $300 million development mission so as to add a grand ballroom to the White Home — a transfer that has ignited frustration throughout social media as thousands and thousands of Individuals face meals insecurity. Jasmine Crockett responded to the information on-line.
Current demolition pictures of the East Wing, which went viral this week, present main renovations already underway. The timing of the mission has drawn sharp criticism, particularly as 25 states are anticipated to droop SNAP advantages in November, leaving many households unsure about the place their subsequent meal will come from.
Texas Consultant Jasmine Crockett took to TikTok to mock the development with a parody video titled “The D.C. Hillbillies: Orange Version,” riffing on the basic Sixties sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies. The clip options footage of the East Wing being torn aside whereas “The Ballad of Jed Clampett” — the present’s theme music — performs within the background.
Crockett captioned the submit with a biting comment: “Households can’t afford groceries however positive, let’s construct a ballroom.”
The parody rapidly gained traction on-line, with many customers applauding the congresswoman’s selection of music and its pointed commentary on political priorities.
The lyrics — “Come and take heed to a narrative ‘bout a person named Jed, poor mountaineer barely saved his household fed” — resonated with viewers who noticed irony in celebrating luxurious whereas thousands and thousands wrestle with rising prices and halted help packages.
Whereas the White Home has not commented on the mission, the pictures of development juxtaposed with the continuing shutdown have fueled outrage, reinforcing public notion of a widening hole between Washington’s management and the on a regular basis struggles of American households.
Customers on-line have responded to Crockett and Trump’s backwards and forwards.
One on-line person wrote, “Jasmine Crockett is trolling Trump like Gavin Newsom is and everyone seems to be loving it! What Trump did to the East wing is an absolute shame particularly since most Individuals consider it was deliberate forward of time and no mistake! I’m curious who’s paying the additional $50 million now!”
Others chimed in on the demolition and the way reflective it’s of his latest conduct.
