Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., who is taking credit for a recently criticized Democratic mashup of identical social media posts, turned down Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s extravagant offer to the mind behind the « cringe video. »
At least 22 Democratic lawmakers participated in a « S— That Ain’t True » social media campaign ahead of President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress, posting identical videos to social media in a mashup against the president.
Musk made fun of the synchronized mashup on social media, offering in a post on X to buy a Cybertruck for anyone who can « provide proof of who wrote this particular piece of propaganda. » Booker eventually took credit for it.
Asked on Capitol Hill if he wanted the Cybertruck offered by Musk, Booker burst into laughter and said, « No, I don’t. »
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The video begins with a clip of Trump vowing to « bring prices down starting on day one » followed by a cut-in of the Senate Democrats saying in unison, « S— That Ain’t True? That’s what you just heard. »
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« Since day one of Donald Trump’s presidency, prices are up, not down. Inflation is getting worse, not better. Prices of groceries, gas, housing, rent, eggs — they’re all getting more expensive. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has done nothing to lower costs for you, » the Democrats, including senators Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said in the video.
Booker said the video was created with the intention of reaching more people online.
« We’re trying to do more things as a caucus that break through. Clearly, this was very successful, » the senator said.
The video drew criticism from Republicans on social media, including Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., who called it « weird » in a post on X.
However, Booker thanked conservatives for sharing the post.
« In this world where people are competing for attention, it got attention and got many more views, especially because people on the right kept elevating our content, which I appreciate, » Booker said.
Fox News’ Deirdre Heavey and Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.
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