The White House has joined the online roasting of Democratic House members for their viral “choose your fighter” TikTok video.
“Democrats not be cringe challenge. Level: impossible,” the Trump administration’s rapid response account posted on the social platform X along with the video.
The video, first posted by influencer Sulhee Jessica Woo to her 5.6 million TikTok followers on Wednesday, follows a trend of video game-inspired “choose your character” clips popular on the social media platform. It was posted a day after President Trump’s joint address to Congress where Democrats actively protested his administration with jeers and signs.
Democrats have been at odds over the future of the party after the GOP’s sweep across the White House and both chambers of Congress in November.
The Democratic members’ new video, which has been met with mockery online, is set to the character selection music from the game Super Smash Bros. It features House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), and Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Jasmine Crockett (Texas), Judy Chu (Calif.), Lauren Underwood (Ill.) and Susie Lee (Nev.).
The video begins with “CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER” across the screen and with boxing glove and American flag emoji before flashing between the members showing off their fighting skills. Their positions and amusing trivia appear to the side, all in the style of a video game selection screen.
Among the highlighted facts: Ocasio-Cortez is “a Trekkie,” or Star Trek fan; Clark, who is recognizable for her silver-gray hair, is “not into hair dye;” and Crockett is “not a morning person.”
