Sadly, Jeffries isn't one of them.

Would it be fair to swap the name "Jeffries" with "Sanders" in that previous declaration? Goose and gander and all that, or something.

He's writing ads for the Republicans.

I can’t believe he said this. The border was secure enough under Biden. The only difference now is the cruelty.

"The border is secure!!!"

Does that mean Trump's wall is effective? The millions given to private contractors are paying off?

Or, are fewer people coming here?

snip***

Statements like that are very rare and out of character for him. More of that please (not holding my breath).

Did he mention that Joe Biden was ready to sign a comprehensive bipartisan-supported immigration bill written largely by a conservative Republican Senator from Oklahoma that Trump killed? Didn’t think so.

He handed the Republicans a sound byte gift wrapped. No one's going to see the last sentence. Stupid, stupid.

I'd been saying I think he'd been getting more pointed etc, and I approved.

Wtf? 😑😑😬

He just joined Republicans voted to "denounce 'horrors' of socialism" on November 21st.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143569855#post11

Edit: and he just praised Trump's Pardon of 'Beloved' Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143576618

Another disappointment.

This seems like something he would say.

WTF

We need to stop letting the GOP control the narrative. Immigration, Trans athletes, etc stop giving in to their framing

Damnit.

Agree with everything you said.

I'm so sick of these milquetoast Democrats.

Because Hakeem Jeffries did.

You down with that?

But I'm not clear what Sanders has to do with a post about Democrats.

What is your point?

Democrats tried to pass a border security bill, and Trump killed it because he wanted a campaign issue.

patrol.. does he get the same condemnation?

'Trump Did a Better Job’: Sanders Breaks with Democrats on Border

https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/trump-did-a-better-job-sanders-breaks-with-democrats-on-border/ar-AA1ReDSN

When you answer I'll tell you what I think.

I would. But he's not in the house, nor in a leadership position.

has a Big Megaphone.

Why don't you make a thread about Bernie Sanders?

Sanders is notably not a Democrat.

Hakeem Jeffries is a Democratic leader.

Why obscure actions by Jeffries?

Truth hurt?

Why do you keep asking?

Jeffries rolls over like a trained retriever.

Or maybe we can recognize there are certain issues where it's easy for Republicans to attack us on so we need to come out strong on these issues ourselves.

They do the same with crime and education.

Politically we might grab some MAGA votes by going soft on it. I think that's what's going on here.

That wasn't praise at all he was being diplomatic with some snark thrown in.

"He wants to claim credit for it" HE WANTS is the key word, and his sycophants will fall all over themselves to praise him as they do at the briefings where he falls asleep. So of course, they will give him credit for something he urged congress to halt during his campaign so he ALONE could solve it.

When you put it like that!

One needs to listen to his words and how they were delivered. I am hard of hearing, and I listened and I knew exactly what he said and what he meant. It is how the words were delivered and he delivered them well. He spoke wisely.

TY, Cha.

on him for Whatever!

I really appreciate it, she.. I didn't hear Jeffries.. just reading it and all the Condemnations. I didn't know what to think.

People seem ready to toss Jefferies in the trash for some reason. It is beyond me to understand why that is.

and can't tell the difference even in 2025 between the two parties.

and bashing Biden for not doing something supposedly oh so easy. Jeffries did not praise Trump or bash Democrats.

saying anything supportive of trump.

which goes against American tradition and laws, but apparently nothing fucking matters anymore for this racist POS POTUS and his racist POS party... or for the Dem House leader???

Jeffries could be a good Rep for his district., but is very inconsistent, and
should not be the Leadership face of the Democrats on National TV..

Disgusting.

Hakeem used to offer exciting rhetoric and a believable desire to enact change. He’s not even doing that anymore.

He is higly respected and supported by House Democrats.

This morning Jeffries and House Democrats are working on extending the health care subsidies that millions of Americans desperately need.

Taking pot shots at Jeffries over this does not seem very helpful.

The old way will not lead us out.

the Democrats' Leader in the House?
I can think of several Reps. that would be a marked improvement!!

He has the full support of the Democratic Caucus. I'll bet you can't think of any Rep. that could be voted in unanimously like Jeffries.

Reps:
Himes
Crow
Neguse
AOC
R.Garcia

I hope someone else challenges him!

None of them are going to challenge him.

I don't think there are ANY elected officials who wouldn't agree that we need to control the borders. The lie the Republicans have used for multiple election cycles is that Democrats support open borders.

The problem that although Jefferies appears to say at the end, there are problems with Trump's immigration policies, the Republicans will chop that off


The change he and Bernie, whose full statement I didn't see need to make is how to avoid giving Trump a sound bite that on its face, out of context, says Trump is correct on the border. I also worry that it could be heard as Trump fixed something that was a problem under Biden.

Maybe a statement that doesn't mention Trump, but says something along the lines of "The US like any country must control who is allowed in and that has been the policy of all US Presidents. More complicated than border policy is an immigration policy that deals are with the complicated reality that there are many good hard working immigrants who have been here for decades without legal status. Congressional legislation is the only way to deal with this. The Republicans killed bipartisan efforts in both the Obama and Biden years.

Now, I realize that the whole last part might be chopped, but the first sentence doesn't give them a sound bite.

He could have just said this isn't the way to do it. Not at the expense of American citizens losing their rights. I'm surprised that he couldn't have come up with something better.

…between Trump’s actual border policies (other than scaring the shit out of people) to Biden’s actual policy and the policy of the bipartisan law TSF would not allow to pass. Then we can talk.

Does he understand we’re at war against these bastards? What does he hope to gain from this bullshit? What a farce- what a weak politician.