Hakeem Jeffries Blasts MAGA For Taking Over GOP From People ‘Who Cared About Our Democracy’

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At the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association Brunch in Springfield, IL, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) drew contrasts between the Republican Party before and after the election of President Trump.

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00:00Donald Trump is pretending as if he cares about public safety in Washington, D.C.

00:07I have a message for him and the American people.

00:11The biggest crime scene that hurts everyday Americans in Washington, D.C. right now is

00:161600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

00:19That's the crime scene that we need to clean up on behalf of you and the American people.

00:28Situation just as bad in the House of Representatives.

00:35This is no longer the party of John McCain, it's not the party of Mitt Romney, not the party of Bob Dole.

00:45Many of us in the delegation, we served with Speaker John Boehner, Speaker Paul Ryan.

00:51They were deeply conservative men, disagreed with them on a whole host of issues.

00:56But it's not the party of those individuals.

01:01They also cared about the institution.

01:04They cared about the American way of life.

01:07They cared about our democracy, disagreed with them on a whole host of issues.

01:11But it's not the party of John McCain, John Boehner,

01:17or Paul Rice.

01:19The party of Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boeber, Jim Jordan, and Mary Miller.

01:31I mean, who knew I would miss John Boehner and Paul Ryan so much?

01:46But this group of people acting like nothing more than a reckless rubber stamp in the House

01:54and in the Senate for Donald Trump's extreme agenda.

01:59Our view as Democrats is very different.

02:02We don't work for Donald Trump.

02:04We don't work for J.D. Vance.

02:06We don't work for Elon Musk.

02:08We don't work for billionaire donors.

02:10We work for all of you, the American people.

02:13And that is what will continue to drive us as we move forward.

02:22Big difference, big difference between who we are as Democrats

02:29and what the other side, the extremists, the MAGA extremists represent.

02:34We want to move America forward.

02:37They're trying to turn back the clock.

02:39We want to bring people together.

02:43They are tearing America apart.

02:47We believe in truth and reconciliation.

02:50They want to cancel our history.

02:55We fight for the people.

02:56They fight for the privileged few.

02:58We believe in unions and the right to collectively bargain.

03:02They want to destroy our freedom to negotiate.

03:11But here's a news flash straight out of Congress.

03:14Democrats will stand with organized labor today.

03:18Democrats will stand with organized labor tomorrow.

03:21Democrats will stand with organized labor forever.

03:24We are the party of organized labor.

03:27Your values are our values.

03:29And our values are your values.

03:31And no one has done more to bring to life the American dream than our partners in organized labor.

03:38We stand with you now and forever.

03:46That's who we are as Democrats.

03:50The party of everyday Americans, of hardworking American taxpayers.

03:55We believe that hard work should be rewarded.

03:58That everyone should be able to make a living wage.

04:04And certainly that the minimum wage, $7.25 an hour in America, is unacceptable.

04:12And needs to be raised.

04:13And that will be one of the first things we do.

04:18We believe as Democrats in this country, the wealthiest country in the history of the world,

04:23that no child should ever go hungry in the United States of America.

04:28Not a single child in Illinois or anywhere else here in this country.

04:34And we, of course, believe in a woman's freedom to make her own reproductive health care decisions at all times.

04:45Thank you, Governor Pritzker, for protecting it here in the land of Lincoln.

04:55And of course, as Democrats, we recognize that America, most importantly, is too expensive.

05:01That far too many people are struggling to live.

05:05Paycheck to paycheck.

05:10Barely can survive.

05:12Impossible for so many people to thrive.

05:15Donald Trump promised that they would lower costs, in fact, on day one.

05:20But here in America, costs haven't gone down.

05:23Costs have gone up.

05:24Inflation is on the way up.

05:26Job creation is coming down.

05:30They have failed to keep their core promise of making life more affordable for the American people

05:37while they enrich their billionaire donors.

05:40As Democrats, we understand that it's time to build an affordable economy.

05:45We have to lower the high cost of living in the United States of America, and we need to do it now.

05:52We also recognize that we have to fix our broken health care system, make sure that everyone

06:03has access to high quality, affordable health care, whenever and wherever you need it.

06:13And yes, as Democrats,

06:15we're going to focus on cleaning up corruption in Washington, D.C. and make sure we deliver a government

06:25of the people, by the people, and for the people.

06:30Clean up corruption in Washington, D.C., which is hurting everyday Americans.

06:42As Democrats, we believe in rewarding hard work, that when you work hard,

06:47and play by the rules, you should be able to live a comfortable life, live the good life.

06:56Can I break that down for you?

06:59Good paying job, good housing, good health care, a good education for your children,

07:06and a good retirement.

07:08Which means, as Democrats, we're going to continue to stand up and make clear to our Republican

07:22college, keep your hands off the Social Security and the Medicare of the American people.

07:29Those aren't entitlement programs.

07:31Those are earned benefits.

07:33You work hard for those benefits.

07:35You deserve those benefits.

07:37You've earned those benefits.

07:38And we're going to protect those benefits.

07:40Hands off.

07:42Hands off today.

07:43Hands off tomorrow.

07:45Hands off this week.

07:46Hands off next week.

07:47Hands off this month.

07:49Hands off next month.

07:51Hands off this year.

07:52Hands off next year.

07:54Keep your hands off of Social Security and Medicare always and forever.

08:00That's the Democratic Party position.

08:03I approve that message.

08:07I approve it.

08:14You're talking more tanto time.

08:17I approve that message.

08:18I have great совpheus today.

Hakeem Jeffries Blasts MAGA For Taking Over GOP From People ‘Who Cared About Our Democracy’

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