Posted on 03/24/2025 10:15:54 PM PDT by Libloather
(CNN) - Nancy Pelosi privately offered some advice for Hakeem Jeffries as Democrats devolved into bitter infighting over a government funding bill reviled by much of their party.
“Use your power,” she told him in an hour-long sit down in his office earlier this month, telling Jeffries to flex his muscle with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and sharpen their party’s strategy with a shutdown looming, according to a person briefed on their conversation.
After a week back home where Democrats took an earful from their voters demanding they hold a tougher line with President Donald Trump, Jeffries is facing new pressure to forgo his cautious demeanor and lead the charge against the White House – and take the reins of his party’s strategy from Schumer.
“He’s gonna have to lead, or Chuck leads. This is his moment, so step up,” said one senior House Democrat who is close to Jeffries and was granted anonymity to speak candidly. “He’s always bowed to Schumer, and I think that’s gonna end.”
The role of serving as the House’s top Democrat under a Republican president is a new one for Jeffries. Indeed, it was Pelosi – having served as speaker battling President George W. Bush and also during Trump’s first term – who often drove her party’s strategy.
And in the aftermath of Jeffries breaking with Schumer over the GOP funding bill, and as Trump challenges the limits of his power, House Democrats say it’s Jeffries’ time to step up and help articulate a badly needed vision for a party in crisis, according to interviews with more than two dozen members and operatives.
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Jeffries is a snake in the grass commie just like Obama.
Reminds of the many times I heard Brandon say “I’ve got a plan”.
Nancy knew Hakeem was weak willed when she installed him as her replacement. Nancy wants to grab that power back so badly, but even she has to admit too many Dems blame her for losing big last November.
The Dems threw their power away on trannys, violent aliens and Hamas terrorist supporters. It’s not coming back soon.
They continue to bleed out from self-inflicted wounds by encouraging domestic terrorists who attack Tesla dealers, charging stations and owners as well as judicial obstruction of Trump’s agenda.
May they continue to die on the hill of stupid narratives they’ve built for themselves.
“This is his moment”
The Dems broken propaganda machine has latched onto the word “moment”. It’s used in every narrative. It’s use demonstrates the shallowness of their thinking and desperate search for a winning issue.
BTTT
Is Hakeem Jeffries really Harry Potter?
Pelosi was shouted down loudly during her speech to constituents.
They can start but not demanding that dudes compete in women’s sports.
Haakaloogi Jeffries may, understand that what he’s being asked to do would sink the party. Lots of Sh*tocrats think they are the majority. He may know they aren’t.
Agreed!
Jeffries doesn’t strike me as the cunning, intelligent leader a political party needs to survive.
My impression of him is just as you say...Nancy’s puppet.
He’s either the devil himself or going to meet the devil there at the crossroads.
True. Meanwhile normal people continue to eschew the nihilism so characteristic of rat-thought.
Those who resist efforts to reduce waste, fraud, and inefficiency in government are admitting—whether openly or implicitly—that they benefit from the continuation of that waste, fraud, and inefficiency.
There is no honest reason to defend dysfunction—unless those defending it are profiting from it.
The administration and its allies in Congress need to advertise this loudly. They need to drive this stake into the black heart of the Democrats.
Hakeem is out of his league. He should be shooting hoops.
cnn is overreacting
everything is fine
hakeem is fine
the dem policies are fine
they just need to improve their messaging
“‘Use your power’: Hakeem Jeffries at a crossroads as Democrats urgently search for strategy”
‘Use your power’. That’s just it. You have lost ALL your power.
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