Incoming House Democrat Says Party Is Threatening Him
- On Tuesday, Representative-elect Don Leonard claimed senior House Democrats threatened to make his life a "living hell" if he opposes House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' bid for speaker.
- Conditioning his support on policy shifts, Leonard demanded a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and an end to U.S. support for the war in Iran.
- Senior party leaders told Leonard he would lose his election in two years if he defied them, describing the intimidation as "the stuff you see in the movies."
- Despite the pushback, Jeffries remains the overwhelming favorite to secure the speakership, as no House Democrat has formally challenged him.
- More than 1.1 million signatures have been collected on a Change.org petition urging House Democrats to choose a speaker representing voters over the establishment as of Tuesday.
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Rep.-elect Don Leonard Says Senior Dems Threatened to Make His Life “Living Hell” over Jeffries Vote
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is under fire after 11 Democrats failed to show for a procedural vote on Tuesday as the House narrowly failed to advance the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Several of the absent Democrats reportedly got caught in traffic on the way to the Capitol after attending an event held by the super PAC Elect Democratic Women. The Lever reports the group funneled nearly $2.4 million from AIPAC, the Am…
Democrat Leaders to Rep-Elect: Back Jeffries or We’ll Make Your Life ‘a Living Hell’
"When we're less democratic than the Republican Party ... that raises questions for me." The post Democrat Leaders to Rep-Elect: Back Jeffries or We’ll Make Your Life ‘a Living Hell’ first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
NEW: Democrat Rep.-Elect Reveals Threats From Party Leadership: 'Consequences'
An incoming Democratic congressman is exposing the ugly side of Washington politics, claiming senior members of his own party threatened serious political consequences if he refuses to support House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries for speaker. Ohio Rep.-elect Don Leonard hasn’t even been sworn into Congress, but he’s already finding himself at odds with powerful Democrats […]
Newly elected Democrat says party allies threatened him over a vote for Jeffries, and the warning included a 2028 ouster
Don Leonard won Ohio’s 15th Congressional District on Nov. 3. He defeated Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Carey in a district that Donald Trump had carried by 10 points. On Tuesday, the incoming Democrat said members of his own party had threatened to make his life “a living hell” unless he backed Hakeem Jeffries for speaker without conditions. In a social media post and video, Leonard said senior House Democrats told him to vote for Jeffries even if …
‘Making my life a living hell’: Watch Democrat civil war explode as newly elected congressman gets threatened over Hakeem Jeffries for speaker
Source link U.S. Rep.-elect Don Leonard, D-Ohio and U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. One week after a historic blue tsunami swept the country during the midterms, some Democrats are allegedly rallying their newly elected congressmen to keep toeing the line — or suffer consequences. The Democratic Party is determined to appoint current minority leader Hakeem Jeffries
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