Hakeem Jeffries lambasts Donald Trump’s Greenland takeover plans

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries corrects Trump's claims during recent Press ConferenceSource C-Span

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00:00Yeah, Jeffries. Thank you. What kind of dialogue have you had with the

00:03incoming administration, the incoming president, especially given that he'll

00:07be on the hill later today?

00:09It's not my expectation to have any conversation at any point today, but we

00:15are looking forward to the dialogue to come in the next few weeks and

00:21thereafter to find the common ground necessary in order to get things done

00:27for the American people. House Democrats believe that

00:33we are not sent to Washington

00:37to invade Greenland,

00:41rename the Gulf of Mexico or seize the Panama Canal by force. We were sent to

00:49Washington to lower the high cost of living in the United States of America.

00:55America is too expensive for working class families and for middle class

01:00folks all across the country. That should be our mission, and that's what

01:07we're going to focus on over the next few years. Just to follow up on that

01:11leadership.