October 18, 2025
Jeffries slammed Leavitt after she claimed the Democratic Social gathering’s major constituency was composed of ‘Hamas terrorists, unlawful aliens, and violent criminals.’
Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) had nothing however time and all of the smoke for Donald Trump’s propaganda minister, White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Oct. 17, solely in the future after she made an explosive and unfounded declare that the Democratic Social gathering’s major constituency was composed of “Hamas terrorists, unlawful aliens, and violent criminals.”
As he addressed reporters amid the federal government’s 17-day shutdown, he additionally shut down her ridiculous argument, positing that she’s seemingly some mixture of demented, ignorant and a stone chilly liar in his remarks.
“I’m undecided whether or not she’s simply demented, ignorant, a stone chilly liar, or the entire above,” Jeffries said. “However the notion that an official White Home spokesperson would say that the Democratic Social gathering consists of terrorists, violent criminals, and undocumented immigrants. This is unnecessary that that is what the American individuals are getting from the Trump administration in the midst of a shutdown.”
In line with The New Republic, Leavitt’s remarks created a firestorm amongst Democrats, as Sen. Chris Murphy, (D-CT) Rep. Greg Cesar, (D-TX), and Kamala Harris’ working mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) all lobbed their very own criticisms of each Leavitt’s feedback and the White Home typically.
On Twitter, (X) Murphy famous in a reply to a video of Leavitt’s assertion which seems to be a criticism of New York Metropolis’s Democratic nominee for mayor, the Democratic Socialist-leaning Zohran Mamdani, that, “That is grossly darkish. These are damaged individuals. But it surely’s additionally so politically dumb. How do they suppose People will react to being instructed that anybody who doesn’t assist Trump is a terrorist?”
Gov. Walz, in the meantime, appealed to the higher angels of each the Democratic and the Republican events, noting that “Most Republicans are good individuals. Most Democrats are good individuals. The White Home says outrageous issues to make you hate your neighbor. Your neighbor isn’t the issue. The White Home is.”
Rep. Cesar, like Rep. Jeffries was extra pointed in his commentary, which like Sen. Murphy’s response, was connected to a clip of Leavitt’s remarks.
“Karoline Leavitt ought to resign. They attempt to make us hate one another to distract from the truth that they’re robbing us all blind. It’s sick,” Rep. Cesar wrote.
Nevertheless, not like Gov. Walz, Dan Pfeiffer, a former communications director for President Barack Obama who additionally co-hosts the “Pod Save America” podcast, famous in a put up to his X account that the absence of Republicans criticizing Leavitt’s remarks signifies a tacit approval.
“This s— is so f—ing harmful and everybody on the Republican aspect simply nods alongside.” Pfeiffer said.
Trump administration officers and their sycophants, together with Leavitt, have routinely forged political opposition as violent riot, however in line with the Middle for Progressive Reform, lots of the actions of the Trump administration echo, if not outright rhyme with earlier makes an attempt to disenfranchise and plunder Black People throughout American historical past.
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