Wednesday at a House Judiciary Committee hearing House Democratic Caucus chair, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said special counsel Robert Mueller’s showed U.S. intelligence agencies concluded that Russia “successfully ” interfered with our 2016 presidential election and “artificially” put Donald Trump in the White
Friday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), a consistent critic of President Donald Trump, doubled down on his attacks on the president. Jeffries told network host Wolf Blitzer that Trump was peddling “xenophobia” with regards to his
Wednesday at House Democrats’ weekly press conference, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said “we are not going to be lectured” by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) who said antisemitism is on the rise in the House of Representatives. Tuesday while discussing
In a Friday appearance on CNN’s “New Day,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) discussed former Donald Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen’s testimony on Capitol Hill. Jeffries, a member of the Judiciary Committee, told host John Berman, “The American people deserve to know
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stated President Trump “is concerned that despite his promise that we were going to get sick of the winning, all he does is lose, lose, lose,” in
The House Democrat Leadership issued a statement Monday afternoon condemning Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN), calling her anti-Semitic comments “deeply offensive” and called on the freshman lawmaker to immediately apologize for her “hurtful comments.”
House Judiciary Committee Democrats and acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker faced off Friday during a contentious six-hearing hearing that focused primarily on whether he or President Trump had ever tried to interfere with the special counsel investigation.
Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair Tom Perez refused to comment on charges of antisemitism against Democratic members of Congress during an appearance on Fox News’ Special Report on Tuesday afternoon, after questions by host Bret Baier.
During a press conference on Tuesday, House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stated that Democrats are “willing to support fencing where it makes sense,” and the fencing should be based on evidence. Jeffries said, “I think we’ve consistently said that
Democratic Party leaders denied Tuesday that first-term Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) are antisemites, in the wake of controversial statements by both.
Tuesday at a press conference, House Democratic Caucus chair Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) refused to condemn Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) in light of accusations of anti-Semitism. Jeffries said, “I found those two new freshman members to
Several New York Democrats have mulled whether they want to primary challenge Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), according to report released on Tuesday.
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D- NY) said he did not regret calling President Donald Trump “the Grand Wizard of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.” Jeffries said, “I don’t regret the use of the language. I think we
Although he did not say he regretted calling President Donald Trump “the grand wizard of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) backed off his comment on Wednesday, saying he does not actually think the president “is a card-carrying member of the KKK.”
Monday at a National Action Network event for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D- NY) called President Donald Trump “the Grand Wizard of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.” Jeffries said, “These are challenging times in the United States of of America.
Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Vice Chairwoman Katherine Clark (D-MA) will hold their first press conference of 2019 Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. EST to address the partial government shutdown.
Sunday on MSNBC’s “Kasie DC,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called for an end to the partial government shutdown over President Donald Trump’s “medieval border wall.” Jeffries likened the shutdown to holding the American people “hostage.” “We need to actually reopen
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) passionately nominated Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for the Speaker of the House on Thursday, even proclaiming that Pelosi “rescued our economy” during the Great Recession.
Wednesday during CNN’s “New Day,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) went after President Donald Trump’s deal-making prowess because of his inability to get Mexico to pay for the border security wall that he claimed would pay for it during his presidential
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Democrats would not give President Donald Trump funding for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Jeffries said, “At its core, our responsibility in government is to manage public money. We can either
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said President Donald Trump’s administration deserved the “blame” for the deaths of two Guatemalan children, Jakelin Caal and Felipe Gómez Alonzo, who were in Border Patrol custody. Partial transcript as follows: JEFFRIES: We’re prepared
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Up,” incoming House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stated that Democrats “are not going to allow the American people to be held hostage to a $5 billion, or somewhere south of that, ransom note
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s team spoke of a plan to challenge less left-leaning Democrats like Hakeem Jeffries in the 2020 primaries.
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” incoming House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stated that President Trump “has conducted himself like an organized crime boss, woefully inappropriate.” Jeffries said, “We do know that the president has conducted himself like an
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” incoming House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stated that former Attorney General and possible Attorney General nominee William Barr seems to have “a decent reputation” and “the appropriate degree of experience.” Jeffries
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Beat,” Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stated that President Trump has responded to the bomb scare “by basically showing depraved indifference to human life.” Jeffries said, “Well, it’s a serious threat that has targeted two
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stated that President Trump “often fancies himself” as a monarch or dictator. Jeffries said that the White House’s statement about taking away the security clearances of multiple former officials
On Tuesday’s “CNN Tonight,” Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stated the zero-tolerance immigration policy “has zero credibility, zero morality, zero integrity,” and the president “appears to have a blind spot as it relates to compassion, or the lack thereof, for communities of color,
Saturday on MSNBC, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said the Democrats were focused on bettering the country while Republicans are raising the “specter of impeachment” to distract from their lack of accomplishments and plans for the future. “[W]hat we are seeing is
WASHINGTON, DC – Republican and Democratic congressmen and women applauded Iranian women for their bravery during a Nowruz (Persian New Year) reception on Capitol Hill Wednesday, just one day before International Women’s Day.
