House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is putting out fires within his own party with the midterms right around the corner.
Jeffries is facing backlash from the far-left over a meeting with Jared Kushner, saying Trump’s son-in-law requested it and that he’ll continue to hold everyone in the administration accountable.
Then there’s the Hasan Piker problem. The streamer has become an increasingly influential far-left voice despite a history of radical statements. After Piker recently claimed American Jews invite violence against themselves, Jeffries called the remark “dangerous and antisemitic,” breaking with a voice who has backed several socialist-aligned candidates.
But as those candidates and figures become a bigger force in the party, Jeffries, who has historically kept them at a distance, is trying to balance the far-left with the Democratic establishment as he hopes to take the speaker’s gavel if Democrats win the House.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries met privately with Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner in recent weeks, prompting criticism from some Democrats
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries indicated that he does not currently support Medicare For All legislation after co-sponsoring similar bills from 2013-2021, per NBC