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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

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.

Sunday on MSNBC, when asked about President Donald Trump’s comments about Chinese President Xi Jinping being “president for life,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Trump “clearly has authoritarian tendencies.” Jeffries said,”I think he’s sharing with the American people through the

Wednesday on CNN’s “Situation Roomr,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said President Donald Trump’s criticisms of Attorney General Jeff Sessions could be “part of a continuing pattern to obstruct justice” in Special Counsel Robert Muller’s Russia probe. Partial transcript as follows: BLITZER:

Thursday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said President Donald Trump’s proposal to arm some teachers with concealed weapons was “wildly irresponsible” and “John Wayne-like.” Jeffries said,  “Well, it seems to me to be a very unreasonable knee-jerk proposal.”

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) argued that “It seems that the Trump campaign conspired with Russian spies to sell out our democracy, and now you have members closely affiliated with the Trump administration, and

On Tuesday’s “CNN Tonight,” Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stated President Trump is both “a long national nightmare,” and a joke. After listening to former Vice President Joe Biden’s comments about the president, Jeffries said, “He is a joke. He’s also

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stated there is “a cloud of illegitimacy hanging over the White House” that can only be cleared up if Special Counsel Mueller is allowed to undertake a full investigation, and

Wednesday on CNN, while discussing Republican lawmakers’ concern over potential bias in FBI special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible ties between Russia and the Trump campaign, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said there was “not one scintilla of evidence to suggest that

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stated that President Trump will be held accountable only if Democrats control the House. Host Chris Matthews asked, “If the special counsel comes in with what is basically an indictment

Friday on CNN’s “Situation Room,” while discussing White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ statement on Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) not joining President Donald Trump at the new Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Trump has “never missed an opportunity to

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Wolf,” Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) reacted to White House Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly’s remarks about the Civil War by stating that the administration seems to give aid and comfort to those who believe

On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN Newsroom,” Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) defended a tweet where he stated President Trump is a “sick guy” and said that when the president goes over the line, “I’m going to meet fire with fire.” Jeffries said, “Well,

On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN Newsroom,” Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said the majority of Democrats he works with “understand” there is a “cloud of illegitimacy” over the White House due to the possibility of collusion with Russia. Jeffries said, “Well,

During a speech on the House floor on Monday, Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) argued that while not all Trump voters are racists, “every racist in America voted for Donald Trump.” Jeffries said, “Since January 20th, we’ve seen a disturbing increase

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Saturday in an interview on MSNBC that the country was in the “midst of a constitutional crisis,” and added that President Donald Trump’s decision last week to fire FBI Director James Comey was “an urgent

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Wolf,” Representative Hakeem Jeffries argued that the DOJ’s recommendations penalizing sanctuary cities are “forcing cities like New York to enforce draconian aspects of the law, in ways that would target undocumented families, not felons,” which

This week in the Brooklyn borough of New York City at a town hall, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) likened President Donald Trump’s administration to those of the Jim Crow-era. Jeffries said, “While Jim Crow may be dead, he’s got some

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stated, “by failing to keep his word and release his tax returns, Donald Trump is a living, breathing conflict of interest.” Transcript as Follows: “I’m Congressman Hakeem Jeffries and it’s my

On Tuesday’s broadcast of “MSNBC Live,” Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said, “there is a feeling, amongst some in the African-American community, that Democrats, as a whole, have taken advantage of our loyalty to the party, without reciprocating in terms of

Monday on CNN’s “Situation Room,” discussing White House press secretary Sean Spicer’s reaction to reports of some career diplomatic government officials being unhappy about President Donald Trump’s executive order banning immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States,

Monday on CNN’s “New Day,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Americans who voted for President-elect Donald Trump  will have “buyer’s remorse” because “the Republicans in Washington in all likelihood are going to overreach.” Jeffries said, “We’ve been dealing with a

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” anchor Chris Cuomo argued that Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s email conduct wasn’t a mistake, it was “an intentional choice, and series of choices by Clinton.” Representative Hakeem Jeffries

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Friday called Donald Trump a “disgusting fraud” and demanded that he apologize to President Barack Obama for repeatedly challenging the first African-American president’s U.S. citizenship before retreating from the claim on Friday.

BROOKLYN, New York – Supporters of the Iran deal were in short supply at a town hall-style meeting with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) Tuesday night. Four supporters of the deal stood up during the question-and-answer portion of the evening and

Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) declared that “the ghosts of the Confederacy invaded the Republican conference” and wondered whether the Confederate battle flag represents “slavery, rape, kidnap, genocide, treason, or all of the above” at a press conference on Thursday. Jeffries,

Speaking on the House floor, members of the Congressional Black Caucus used the “Hands up! Don’t Shoot” gesture popular with Ferguson protesters reacting to the shooting of Michael Brown. “Hands up, don’t shoot,” said Rep. Hakeem Jeffries. “It’s a rallying

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), who leads the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), has refused to condemn the antisemitism of Democrat congressional candidate Charles Barron. Moreover, Cleaver and the CBC are staying neutral in the New York congressional primary tomorrow between Barron and

WASHINGTON, April 16 (UPI) —U.S. Rep. Ed Towns, D-N.Y., won’t seek re-election in November, several Democratic officials said. Towns, 77, was expected to face a competitive primary June 26, the date for House and Senate primaries, The Hill reported Sunday.