CNBC Asks Hakeem Jeffries If He’s “Next” Target Of Democratic Socialism: “Are You Kidding Me?”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries declined to offer an in-depth comment on the trio of progressives who won primaries in New York City this week with the backing of Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: First of all, I’ve clearly rejected those things, that’s number one. Number two, and my record speaks for itself, this is not a Dems will be Dems situation. Donald Trump is the president of the United States of America right now, are you kidding me? He just actually detonated a bipartisan housing bill that would help build housing in this country that is affordable for everyday Americans who are drowning and suffocating in Donald Trump and the Republicans’ failed economy. He’s the president right now. So I’m happy to talk about primary elections in one of the bluest cities in the country. At the end of the day, listen, our focus is going to be on ending this national nightmare in this country that America is suffering. A reckless and costly war of choice that skyrocketed gas prices. The failure to lower costs was Donald Trump’s promise that he would do and a whole host of other challenges.
