Posted on 03/23/2026 1:37:46 AM PDT by Libloather
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY, rebuked President Donald Trump on Sunday and said he should keep his "reckless mouth shut" after the president called Democrats the "greatest enemy" in America.
"Now with the death of Iran, the greatest enemy America has is the Radical Left, Highly Incompetent, Democratic Party! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DJT," the president wrote on Truth Social.
CNN's Dana Bash asked Jeffries to react to the statement during Sunday's "State of the Union."
"Donald Trump should keep his reckless mouth shut before he gets somebody killed," Jeffries said.
Jeffries also spoke to Bash about the war in Iran, which he described as a "reckless war of choice."
"They clearly didn't anticipate some of the things that have happened, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. What you're seeing right now are gas prices are through the roof, and that's adding to an environment in America right now where life has already become too expensive for the American people because of failed policies by Donald Trump," he said.
Jeffries did not say whether he would support any more funding for the Pentagon or whether he would urge Democrats to vote "no."
"Well, we'll have that leadership conversation when we actually have a piece of legislation that is in front of us. But I can tell you, uh, there is strong opposition right now to the notion that this war of choice — that is reckless, that's costing the American people now more than $30 billion — should continue. We need to move, which we plan on doing in short order, a War Powers Resolution so we can bring this situation to a close," he said.
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The Demon-rats are the terrorist party of the US.
Hypocrite. Apply the same standard to your own side.
whats wrong with juneteenth?
Wow! King Hakeem has gone uppity on us. He needs to be sent back to Africa. He’s a punk.
Foamer.
Did Hakeem have tears from his eyes?
“...They clearly didn’t anticipate some of the things that have happened, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz...”>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Whackeem is about to discover that there was and now is a very detailed plan for the USA to secure the Straights of Hormuz. USA will have a secure air/naval base built on the North Shore of the Straights by either force majeur or by Agreement with Iran.
With those billions being spent on the war, Trump will make sure that his plan to acquire Iranian real estate is a success.
I can hardly wait to visit Hormuz Trump Towers and its new golf course.
Whackeem Jeffries approves of this Massage.
Hahahaha! I am going to have to break out Photoshop here!
Will they remain though? I sure hope so.
A many military “experts” in the leftist media, “surprised the option of dropping pallets of cash were not considered, back to you Jim”😎
Hahahahahaha!!
😂👍🏻
Where are Trey Parker and Matt Stone when you need them????
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