House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries joins Morning Joe to talk about what comes next after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the midterms. Jeffries calls the result a “stunning rebuke” of Trump and GOP policies, adding that Democrats now have to deliver on affordability—from groceries and gas to health care—while pursuing accountability by following the facts and the law.
I want BOTH. Multi-task, you fucking performative arts major. Dems need new leadership in both chambers.
Hakeem Jeffries doesn’t speak for us. That’s going to become very apparent to him in the coming years.
Hopefully
Weeks?
He’s fucking wrong. We want the rule of law applied and the bastards that I broke it to be held accountable. We want Democrats to not have to answer to their corporate interests like the Republicans have been.
I want justice to be done. Characterizing that as “getting even” is a sign that Jeffries isn’t up to the job.
This is fucking political malpractice, read the goddamn room, pal! Doesn’t help to be paid to stay blind… This is emblematic of the need for the fight to eject huge donors and their bribe money from politics.
Impeachment and accountability ARE things to get done
No, we want there to be consequences for the epstine class breaking the law. We also want to get things done on our behalf.
Jeffries needs to go.
No, we want there to be consequences for the epstine class breaking the law. We also want to get things done on our behalf.
Sounds like you have some purity tests you want the democratic party to pass. It is with great regret that I have to inform you that we dont do purity tests in the United States of America.
Now sit down and shut up till the next election when we need you to yell and scream at those disenfranchised by First-past-the-post voting and the two party system.
We don’t do purity tests between the primary and the general election. The voting is over, this is the perfect time to make demands.
lol is .ml leaking again?
Weasle words are for weasels
Umm no. We want these fucks to be held accountable. You have the mandate. God damn pelosi, Jeffries, schumer need to go
[Copy/pasting this from another thread because it’s important:]
Can we start talking about who we would like to see in those congressional leadership roles?
For starters, here are some potential names for Senate Majority Leader:
Corry Booker[Heard]- Elizabeth Warren
- Jon Ossoff
- Chris Van Hollen
And for Speaker of the House:
- Jamie Raskin
- Ro Khanna
- Robert Garcia
- Pramila Jayapal
Feel free to discuss pros and cons regarding any of them, or add more names to the lists. We need to have this conversation now.
[Edit: Added PJ by request]
Jayapal I think has the chops to make a play for Speaker to signal a meaningful change in the party. Plus it maintains the Speakership as a person of color which is Jeffries biggest argument.
Also, Cory Booker is not it. He would be the Jeffries to Chuck.
Jayapal is a great suggestion! Thank you so much for mentioning her.
And yeah, that seems to be the consensus on Cory Booker. More effective at playing the political game than he is at actually delivering for constituents. Sad.
Does this have its own thread? I want to go upvote it.
@jordanlund@lemmy.world can this be a megathread?
Fancasting. 😉 This isn’t anything voters have a say in.
A butterfly can still flap its wings… 🦋
The people who vote are supposed to engage their elected officials with what they want them to do.
Yes and we can also talk about it on public forums to see if there’s a general consensus for the direction we should focus our energy, or any collective knowledge to share in the meantime
Fuckin a right I don’t want to get even, I want to fucking dominate. I want them prosecuted for treason, and convicted.
Now would be a great time to call your representative and tell them Hakeem Jeffries is not what we need:
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
My script, feel free to use (or just replace Jeffries with Schumer and use for a senator call):
"I’m just calling to ask that you do not support Hakeem Jeffries as the Speaker of the incoming House. Mr. Jeffries has shown for years he is unwilling to fight for causes that are right, only what he thinks he can easily win. He cannot change the status quo and electing him speaker will sabotage the hard work voters have done.
As my representative, please support a new leader who will immediately and vehemently stop the Trump administration’s unconstitutional and illegal actions and introduce legislation to help regular people, including:
(1) Immediately initiate investigations with aggressive timelines and legislation to prosecute and/or impeach corrupt officials, stop unconstitutional ICE and White House immigration killings and kidnappings, and create a strategy to actually serve justice even without the DOJ’s participation, including coordinating with state AGs;
(2) Introduce federal legislation to mirror Montana’s rejection of corporate and billionaire campaign funding;
(3) Introduce legislation to create Medicare for All or a similar public option for healthcare;
(4) Immediately schedule votes and draft superseding legislation regarding Trump’s tariffs, the Iran war, and funding for Ukraine; and
(5) Immediately schedule votes to stop funding the Israeli government’s genocide in Gaza.
Mr. Jeffries has demonstrated neither the will nor the strategic ability to implement any of the above. Please do not support Mr. Jeffries for House speaker."
I’m gonna use your script. Thanks for sharing it!
Thank you so much, I plan to make use of this
Already trying to wiggle out of accountability.
It’s not “getting even” it’s protecting America from crimes against the nation! It’s the same reason the legal system is supposed to do something to stop the maniac breaking into houses and assaulting people! If you don’t stop him, he keeps doing it and other people also realize they can do it with impunity!
Jeffries is just fucking terrible.
I do not want to “get even” I want some GOD DAMN CONSEQUENCES for all the laws that were broken which at this point are way too numerous to list, but start with ICE’s flagrant civil rights violations, MURDERS, illegal detention and treatment of immigrants AND US Citizens. Consequences for Trump sacrificing US military personnel for his bullshit Iran war so he could trade energy stocks and make money off of their deaths.
Democratic leadership is absolute shit. This wave only happened despite them and because Trump is worse, but holy shit do we need to clean house.
Wrong, assclown. We want jail time and impeachments and most of all we want JUSTICE. Release the trumpstein files!
