House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' Private Meeting with Jared Kushner Reveals Dynamics
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s (D-NY) surprise private meeting with Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, offered an early glimpse into potential dynamics between Congress and the White House if Democrats win the House and highlighted which issues the two parties might be willing to compromise on.
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HuffPostHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Jared Kushner recently met in private to discuss areas of common ground, The New York Times reported on Sunday, despite Democrats and the Trump administration continuing to publicly savage each other ahead of the midterm elections.
Fox NewsHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner met in recent weeks and spoke about possible issues of common ground, according to reports, landing the top House Democrat in hot water with some on the political left who have taken issue with the reported get-together.
Washington TimesThe New York Times first reported Sunday that Mr. Jeffries, a New York Democrat who will likely become speaker of the House if Democrats win the chamber, met privately with Mr. Kushner.
The Daily WireDemocrats are angry with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) after he privately met with President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner to discuss potential areas of cooperation.
The HillCarville rips Jeffries for meeting with Kushner: ‘We don’t want to f‑‑‑ with them’ Democratic strategist James Carville went after House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) over his recent meeting with President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. “One thing that I know and you know, these are a pack of crooks, and they’re a pack of people that don’t give a s‑‑‑ about the United States of America, and we…
RealClearPoliticsJeffries Picked a Bad Time to Cozy Up to Kushner
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Jeffries boasted that House Democrats “Battled the Trump administration on tariffs. Battled them on Medicaid. Battled them on Epstein. Battled them on nutritional assistance. Battled them on the Affordable Care Act. Battled them on the reckless war of choice in Iran. Battled them on ICE funding, and battled them on the unprecedented corruption unleashed on the American people, and we’ve delivered results.”
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Fox News"We're gonna follow the facts, apply the law, and be guided by the Constitution, beginning on day one, and hold the crooks accountable. And that's we've done as House Democrats from the beginning of this Congress," he said, listing battles against the Trump administration regarding "tariffs," "Medicaid," "Epstein," "nutritional assistance," Obamacare, the Iran war, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) funding and "unprecedented corruption unleashed on the American people."
RealClearPoliticsBattle the Trump administration on tariffs, battle them on Medicaid, battle them on Epstein, battle them on nutritional assistance, battle them on the Affordable Care Act, battle them on the reckless war of choice in Iran, battle them on ICE funding, and battle them on the unprecedented corruption unleashed on the American people.
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Former Obama aide Tommy Vietor blasted Jeffries over the meeting, arguing that Kushner should be the target of congressional scrutiny rather than an ally.
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Washington ExaminerNews of the meeting polarized elected Democrats, but was almost unanimously met with outrage by Democratic pundits. Former Obama aide and Pod Save America host Tommy Vietor was among the most outspoken against Jeffries over the meeting.
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“Jared Kushner has no actual government job. He just uses his family connections to get money from Gulf autocrats and fund corrupt deals,” Vietor said. “The only way Jeffries should work with him is with demands for documents and subpoenas.”
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Washington Examiner“Jared Kushner has no actual government job he just uses his family connections to get money from gulf autocrats and fund corrupt deals. The only way @RepJeffries should work with him is with demands for documents and subpoenas,” he posted on X.
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"No one is going to get a pass. We're gonna hold every single member of the Trump cartel accountable beginning on day one," he said.
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Washington Times“I shouldn’t have to say it, but I am: No one is going to get a pass,” he said. “We’re going to hold every single member of the Trump cartel accountable beginning on day 1.”
RealClearPoliticsWe're going to hold every single member of the Trump cartel accountable, beginning on day one.
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“Throughout this Congress, Republicans have adopted a my-way-or-the-highway approach to governing that has failed the American people,” Jeffries told HuffPost on Sunday. “To stop the madness, we have repeatedly made clear that an extremist approach will not work and will be met with forceful opposition.”
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Fox News"Throughout this Congress, Republicans have adopted a my-way-or-the-highway approach to governing that has failed the American people. To stop the madness, we have repeatedly made clear that an extremist approach will not work and will be met with forceful opposition," Jeffries said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital.
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“The American people want bold change and that’s what House Democrats will deliver. In every conversation that we have with the Trump administration, we will continue to make it explicitly clear that the affordability crisis is not a hoax and nothing short of transformational policy change is acceptable,” Jeffries said in his statement. “We are fighting for an affordable America. The question is whether Republicans will join us.”
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Fox News"The American people want bold change and that’s what House Democrats will deliver. In every conversation that we have with the Trump administration, we will continue to make it explicitly clear that the affordability crisis is not a hoax and nothing short of transformational policy change is acceptable. We are fighting for an affordable America. The question is whether Republicans will join us," he said in the statement.
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Kushner holds no official position in Trump’s government but has still essentially served as his father-in-law’s foreign envoy, particularly in the Middle East as he helps lead failed efforts to end Trump’s war in Iran and enforce the collapsing ceasefire in Gaza. He’s been under renewed scrutiny for conflicts between regional diplomacy and his Gulf-linked investments.
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Washington TimesMr. Kushner, who is married to Ivanka Trump, is a special envoy for the administration.
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If Jeffries ends up leading a Democratic majority in the House, he will almost certainly face increased pressure from progressives on keeping the president accountable through oversight, as well as ensuring efforts to find common ground with the administration don’t mean sacrificing key parts of the party’s agenda.
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The Daily WireThe meeting comes as Jeffries faces pressure from his own party following a string of primary victories by Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates.
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01 Washington Examiner Democrats need to flip just three seats to regain control of the House, and they have history on their side as the party in power typically loses seats during midterm elections. Republicans, however, came out ahead during several mid-decade redistricting pursuits across the country, giving them a boost as they try to defy history.
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02 HuffPost “Look, I’m in favor of people meeting with whoever they want to discuss ideas,” Van Hollen said. “But it’s one thing to have a meeting, it’s another thing to see something real come out of that.”
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03 Fox News Some on the left have objected to the reported meeting between the congressman and Kushner.
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04 Washington Times Mr. Jeffries, filming himself in his Brooklyn district, tried to assure Democrats he was going on the offensive against those in the president’s orbit.
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05 The Daily Wire Democratic pundit Jennifer Welch was even more direct. “I don’t want to work with fascists. I don’t want to collaborate with fascists,” she said.
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06 RealClearPolitics "Far too many people are stressed the F out when it's time to go to the grocery store, pay the rent, or put gas in the tank," he said. "That's crazy. That should not be happening in the United States of America."
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