House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) lashed out against the Democratic Socialists of America and appeared to accuse them of racism.
The 56-year-old Jeffries will almost certainly become the speaker of the House unless enough Democrats oppose his elevation, and the far-left fringe has already signaled that they’re arming up to do just that.
‘We aren’t doing this s**t. It’s not about your race…’
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He has previously faced opposition from forces aligned with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, also a Democratic Socialist, who threatened to mount a primary challenge aimed to unseat Jeffries.
Since Democrats swept the midterms, the feud between the far left of the party and the establishment has taken center stage.
When CNN asked Jeffries about a DSA crowd chanting that he was next to
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