Posted on 03/14/2025 6:54:11 PM PDT by Libloather
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., sidestepped questions on whether he had confidence in Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Friday.
The top House Democrat was directly asked about Schumer twice during a hastily-announced press conference to emphasize their opposition to Republicans' government funding bill.
Early during the press conference, Jeffries was asked if it was time for new leadership in the Senate, to which he replied, "Next question."
Jeffries gave the same exact answer when asked later if he had "lost confidence" in Schumer.
The bill passed, 62-38, averting a government shutdown.
Many say it's a major public rift between the top two Democrats in Congress. Jeffries' silence on his fellow New York liberal comes as other Democratic lawmakers aim their fury at Schumer for announcing he will vote with Republicans to avert a partial government shutdown.
Jeffries later emphatically pushed back when Fox News questioned whether he was "afraid to say anything about Schumer."
"Do not characterize my remarks. I'm not afraid about anything," Jeffries said.
When pressed again, he said, "Do you think that this is what the American people care about right now? Or do they want us to do everything that we can to stop this partisan and harmful Republican bill from actually becoming law? Because that's what we as House Democrats are focused on right now."
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Thanks. I’ve been on the edge of my seat waiting to hear what Dime Store Obama had to say.
I have heard him called Temu 0bama. Either one fits.
And Temu 0bama insinuates he lacks faith in dem Senate leadership. This from the guy who told his posse to not beclown themselves at the Joint Session address.
This is an interesting podcast. Thiel points out that the current Democratic leadership has become pretty much unmoored from its Ivy League roots, especially Harvard Unversity. As such the emerging generation of Dem leadership is not nearly as intelligent as it was even 10 years ago (and it shows).
And, of course, Schumer is one of the few remaining Harvard men in that leadership.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mos92eAb_Q
Jimmy Carville is going to have to change his schtick. It’s his RATS that are melting down now. ROTFL! Sorry it didn’t work out for ya, Jimmy. Heh.
But the Trump Administration is crumbling right Serpent Head?
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