Jeffries hammers Trump DEI comments after plane crash: ‘Shameful’

The Hill ^ | 01/31/2025 | Mike Lillis -

[ChicagoConservative27]

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Friday denounced President Trump for saying federal efforts to promote diversity are to blame for this week’s deadly crash between a military helicopter and a commercial passenger plane just outside Washington.

Jeffries said the president’s comments were “irresponsible” and “shameful,” especially since the recovery efforts are still underway and the true cause of the crash remains unknown.

“It’s a very irresponsible statement that was made by the president,” Jeffries said during a press conference in his district in Brooklyn, N.Y.

“Bodies are still being pulled from the Potomac, children were killed, future ice skating Olympians were killed, future leaders in Wichita, Kan., and beyond were killed as a result of this tragedy.”

[DarthVader]

When you think about garbage think about Hakeem!

[butlerweave]

Who ?

[JonPreston]

When the piggies squeal you know you did good.

[OttawaFreeper]

Yet these people think nothing of instantly blaming the NRA for each and every firearms related crime, particularly the school shootings. Give me strength.

[1Old Pro]

Jeffires “You lookn at me?”

[rktman]

He said possibly. Go fight it in the streets hachu toeey.

[Rural_Michigan]

I agree with Jeffries. Trump shouldn’t have done that. Stupid.

I knew someone on that plane. The grief is real. He left behind a wife and two kids. Talking politics is not appreciated.

[right way right]

This is just some marching orders for the media to use for this weekend’s news cycle.

[FlingWingFlyer]

He’ll meet you out on “da streets”, meathead. Why don’t you grow a pair and try to pick a fight.

[Texas Eagle]

Whoaaaaaa. What does Jar Jar know and when did he know it?

[SharpenedEdge]

It is irrefutable fact that DEI initiatives have resulted in the degradation of competence at FAA and the military. The lefties, especially the Perpetual Race Grievance gravy train proponents, will never admit that, and will do all they can to deny it.

Hakeem is part of the problem. His opinion is valueless.

[BenLurkin]

Except that the pinkos were out within hours of the event blaming the President.

And I bet this creep was one of them.

[No name given]

I couldn’t agree more. Jeffries is nothing but a hypocrite.

[No name given]

Well said.

[Red Badger]

Jeffries is a DEI hire.....................

[cowboyusa]

Thug hood rat.

[cowboyusa]

He can barely speak.

[MinorityRepublican]

It is irrefutable fact that DEI initiatives have resulted in the degradation of competence at FAA and the military.

That's why they're no longer at the top of their game.

8 years of Obama. 4 years of Biden.

[ronnie raygun]

This is there burning tire around thier neck, we will do what we have to and every minute we have a chance we will bring up DEI because its a cancer you unleashed on America