Hakeem Jeffries Dodges When Asked If It’s Time for Democrats to Get New Senate Leadership

Hakeem Jeffries Dodges Questions About Chuck Schumer At Press Briefing

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries dodged questions about his view on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer at a Friday press briefing. Schumer signaled late Thursday that he would back a motion to advance a GOP-backed government funding bill to avert a partial shutdown after midnight on Friday, prompting significant backlash from Democrats. During the press briefing, Jeffries refrained from […] Hakeem Jeffries Dodges Questions About Chuck Sch…

"Next question." That was the response of the Democratic minority leader in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, when asked if the Senate should have a new leadership and put Chuck Schumer aside. Even if Jeffries tries to disguise the gravity of the situation, divisions within the Party continue to grow to such an extent that discussion of the financing plan could end up defining a new leadership and a new direction for Democrats.Read …

House Democratic leader Jeffries pushes back on divisions with Senate Democrats

Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries tussled with reporters Friday, pushing back against the notion that the Democratic Party is fractured as some Senate Democrats, including their leader, were on the cusp of joining Republicans to avert a government shutdown. “Is it time for new leadership in the Senate?” a reporter asked. “Next question,” Jeffries answered, notably withholding his public su…

Top House Democrat leaves Schumer in the cold amid left's disarray on shutdown drama

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., discussed a Trump-backed government funding bill on the eve of a partial government shutdown.

‘Next Question’: Hakeem Jeffries Really Didn’t Want To Talk About Chuck Schumer At Press Briefing

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Jeffries mum on confidence in Schumer

House Democratic leaders are staying mum on their assessment of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) amid the uproar over his support for advancing a controversial Republican spending bill.  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D), a fellow New Yorker, has made clear that he opposes the GOP bill and wants Senate Democrats to kill it…