Congressional Democrats are dismissing the White Home’s demand for an apology after Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., urged folks to “fight” President Donald Trump’s agenda “in the streets.”
“Right now, we’re going to keep focus on the need to look out for everyday New Yorkers and everyday Americans who are under assault by an extreme MAGA Republican agenda that is trying to cut taxes for billionaires, donors, and wealthy corporations and then stick New Yorkers and working class Americans across the country with the bill,” the Democrat stated throughout a press convention.
“That’s not acceptable. We are going to fight it legislatively. We are going to fight it in the courts. We’re going to fight it in the streets,” he continued.
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The White Home has demanded an apology from Jeffries. (Reuters)
A spokesperson for Jeffries, Christie Stephenson, informed Fox Information Digital, “The notion that Leader Jeffries supports violence is laughable. Republicans are the party that pardons violent felons who assault police officers. Democrats are the party of John Lewis and the right to petition the government peacefully.”
She additionally referred to the feedback as selling “nonviolent protest” on X.
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“You should really get a quote from one of the violent criminals President Trump just let on the streets. Or the one who immediately got picked up on child pornography charges,” a spokesperson for Home Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., informed Fox Information Digital.
The lawmakers have been possible referencing Trump’s latest transfer to pardon practically all defendants with prices associated to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Sick., didn’t instantly present remark to Fox Information Digital.
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Aguilar is chair of the Home Democrats. (Picture by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Photographs)
Jeffries’ comment was rapidly shared by the Trump White Home’s fast response staff Friday on X earlier than Republicans started calling for an apology.
A senior White Home official informed Fox Information Digital, “Hakeem Jeffries must apologize for this disgraceful call to violence.”
Home Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., additionally demanded an apology, writing on X, “House Minority Leader [Jeffries] should promptly apologize for his use of inflammatory and extreme rhetoric.”
“President Trump and the Republicans are focused on uniting the country; Jeffries needs to stop trying to divide it.”
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Cotton referred to as the feedback “deranged.” (Tom Brenner/Getty Photographs)
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Senate Republican Convention Chairman Tom Cotton, R-Ark., informed Fox Information Digital in a press release, “The Democratic Leader’s comments are deranged but not unexpected. Senate Republicans are fighting to make America safer and more prosperous while the Democrats remain obsessed with protecting criminal illegal aliens, identity politics, and unhinged attacks on President Trump.”
On social media, rank-and-file Democratic lawmakers remained silent on the remark from Jeffries.
