House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) joins Meet the Press to discuss the “informal” bipartisan discussions happening between House Democrats and Republicans to find a speaker.
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#HakeemJeffries #Politics #Republicans
A Handful of Republicans are standing up for what’s Right.
No matter what, democrats should not help republicans get out of the mess that they created. The American people need to see how republicans govern. It’s not up to democrats to bail them out. If it was the other way around, republicans would not help democrats.
Why should Democrats jump ship to save Republicans? Why isn’t she asking, “Do you have 5 Republicans who are willing to support you? It’s not Democrats’ job to support a dysfunctional Republican majority. It’s their job to govern for their constituents. The only house leadership the Democrats should be supporting is a Democratic one. Why is she, a member of the media, blaming Democrats for Republican failures instead of Republicans for Republican failures? Is she interviewing for a position on Fox or One Web?
Ridiculous statement. Then why did the all voted to oust McCarthy
He would be a great Speaker.
No, because he is not active enough. He should reach out to the other side to resolve the issue that stops Dems and Repuplicans to pass laws.
What is wrong with the interviewer?? It’s giving secretly MAGA
Jeffries really doesn’t answer any of the questions.
That’s what makes him so beloved! 😍
He didn’t get a chance to!
They need another meet the press person she needs to go she wasn’t that agressivr with criminal trump phetic
Vote blue 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙 I think she’s a republican she’s bias for sure 💙💙💙💙🙏🙏
So…allowing Bills to pass because ONE side wants them…because it’s what the American citizens want…in their opinion? Bills that have changes to GUN LAW??? No guns. No Ammo. Are you down with this insane notion? How about giving powers to the Democrats to tell you how to live. What you can and can’t buy? Where you can and can’t live? How much power your boss has over you? Because YOU want it. Really? How about allowing American Citizens to VOTE on BILLS that directly EFFECT us? I don’t want ANY politician to THINK for me. Law’s are Law’s. You must follow Law’s. Understand that? We know they don’t want us to have guns, and I know Nadler is down with Tyranny…he said he would like the Military to have powers OVER American Citizens. Right to come to YOUR home, business, school at anytime, to make sure you are compliant to those Law’s they pass. You know as well as I do, that Bills are filled with non-sense, and are aimed at total control of the American People. You gonna stand idle and NOT say a word about this?
Like when our right to our own bodied was outlawed because one side wants to ban abortion?
No one can talk from both sides of their mouth like Jeffries
Jeffries: we should avoid the extreme maga Republicans and work with traditional republicans to get things done
Also Jeffries: votes with maga Republicans to get rid of a speaker that worked with him to raise the debt ceiling and fund the government…wow I know politicians lie but it takes a special talent to speak from both side of your mouth
Why should he save your guy Mccarthy and his party who made this mess of their own free will. And why didn’t any of you republicans, when you knew Mccarthy was setting up unworkable government, step in back then. It was at that time he needed help and you guys were not there for him.
@James. Smith that’s not the point….Hakeem and the Dems could have voted present and removed themselves from this predicament…but he voted alongside people he always preach to vote against…if that isn’t speaking from two side of your mouth…nothing is
Republican better not put a clown like Jim Jordan in charge they already have a crazy man trump running them
They are fighting each other because everybody has the same playbook. Which is how to play dirty politics. Just look at the Texas latest fights
No the Democrats do not need to bail the GOP off their loonies. The GOP needs to solve their baby issues. Stop blaming the Democrats as though its their fault that GOP can’t get their acts together. If you want someone to blame, you have Donnie, Gatz, Majorca Yellow, McCats, Gym etc.
The Democrats have a candidate: the one you are interviewing. Obviously you don’t know how the system works.
” TIME , MEANS , AND TALENTS , WERE EMPLOYED . HIS FARM SUFFICED FOR THEIR MAINTENANCE AS WELL AS HIS OWN . THE AMERICAN PROGRESS . . . “
Mandatory Moderation
The existing extremism is all arrayed to save Trump, which must be surrendered.
We have doubts about Kristen Welker also. It’s not because she’s new hosting Meet the Press, it’s just the way she seems to be with a lot of guests. Hakeem mentions the present configuration of the House Republican rules, and without any real provocation she starts shouting at him and cutting him off as though she really doesn’t want to listen. She kept harping about Democrats supporting votes for a Republican speaker but she didn’t really seem to want to hear what Hakeem said about the House Rules. Narrow-mindedness. But the House Rules he’s referring to were those new rules by the Republican pro-Trump clique in Congress which were made only a few months ago, in January. They were ratified without a fair House consensus. Just a small group of Republicans in leadership took it upon themselves to cast aside House Rules which were in effect for many decades to serve their own purposes. Previous to this misstep it required a wider consensus of House Members before any changes could be made to House Rules. Likewise, a wider consensus to file a motion to vacate a House Leader. With these new House Rules, which McCarthy agreed to last January, instead of there being a consensus before filing a motion to vacate or to remove McCarthy from power, the new House Rules require just one person to file a motion to vacate a House Speaker during installation of McCarthy. This means just a small group of Republican misfits stole the prerogative and power from the consensus required before filing a motion to vacate a House Speaker and put prerogative into the hands of one person. So what Hakeem was saying about the House Rules was that these new House Rules were problematic in that even if Dems cast their vote toward electing a new Republican House Speaker, he wanted to first discuss the new House Rules and agree to reinstating or improving the House Rules Congress has had for many, many decades. This is why he was so concerned about having serious discussion, believably, about changing them back to where the power to file a motion to vacate a House Speaker is returned to a reasonable consensus of the House, and not given to just one individiual. Do you know what this would mean? Plainly, if these new House Rules aren’t rectified, then in 30-plus days from now we will be in the same situation facing another government shutdown. This time, under the current House Republican rules, they may succeed. This is a major reason Hakeem was so adament about the new House Rules. But Kristen didn’t seem to know or care anything about that. You would think, being a journalist, she’d of understood what he was saying about how these new House Rules governing the office of the House Speaker are unacceptible to the well-being of the American people as-is. Chuck will have picked that up in no time. We hope someone more politically attuned and respectful than Kristen Welker is found for Meet the Press. In the meantime, we know we won’t be missed, but we opt to meet this MAGA press less. 👎Awful.
Clearly you know more about this subject than Ms. Welker. I shudder to think what her salary is for this complete nonsense.
It’s a mess
Come on. It is not that hard. If it needs to be a Republican, Liz Cheney!
Why wasn’t she that aggressive with trumps interview.
Kristen Welker loves defending her white male colonizers.
Exactly! That man has 4 indictments and 2 impeachments under his belt and she soft balled him. Jeffries only “sin” is that he is the leader of the minority party. Shameful!
Look. A bribe taking traitor.
Remember when Trump was getting $2 million a pop for pardons?
Hakeem Jeffries is our House Speaker
If there’s a government shutdown I see 60 million protesters in front of all government offices. Gonna see us out there with our wheelchairs, canes , oxygen tanks . Portapotty drinking water
All this knew NOT about Trump is sending the fat man into a rage.
THE REPORTER IS NOT LISTENING TO CONGRESSMAN. THE REPORTER IS TRYING TO BLAME DEMOCRATICS FOR “”THE REPUBLICAN CHOICE TO SHUT GOVERNMENT””….DEMOCRATICS ARE NOT THE MAJORITY, THUS IS THE REPUBLICAN CHOICE…..11 DAYS…ON THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN DECISION TO DO NOTHING…
There should be one republican speaker and one Democrat speaker and a mediator judge. They need to have an independent judge make final determinations and both speakers can always make their case to the judge over policy changes etc. Place a judge over two speakers for fairness and ebipartisan ship. A bipartisan mediator should be similar to a special council. Someone who knows Senate Congress law who doesn’t have to take the role of the dual speakers. We need a new system. We can have this majority rule stuff anymore
How many votes do you think it would take to elect a bi-partisan judge to do this over-seeing? 🤔😂😂😂
@Koda simple. A majority. Even if it’s 8 republicans and the rest of the Democrats. Democrats keep voting the same so it seems like they are organized and communicate as a team. So either Democrats will all vote for a bipartisan judge type mediator or none of them will. If they all do, I guarantee several Republicans would. Why? Because more of both of their bills can pass that way, and both get a speaker. Plus their speaker. Their speakers should be represented by an attorney during negotiations. And when they agree on things they will both take turns speaking.
What has Jeffries did for New York????
yikes. “Done”, not “did” son.
Or they need a bipartisan committee of 3 Democrats and 3 republicans who edit legislation and make the final submissions of bills. No bill should ever not be bipartisan
I get that this conversation is about the current crisis in Congress but the recurring phrase all congresspeople inject in their discussions is “putting America first.” I’m sorry, but how is it that “putting the American people first” doesn’t include major aid to Maui? Too many times our American states have suffered a lack of critical support from our government while financial and humanitarian aid goes to foreign countries. And although I don’t want to specifically bring up race, these American states and protectorates are largely or primarily Brown: Hawaii, Puerto Rico (which isn’t a state but should be), Louisiana, parts of Mississippi, Texas, and West Virginia. Where’s the help for their recovery? They continue to barely exist, struggling to survive in devastation and/or economic failure without basic human necessities and comforts to which the rest of us have access: food, clean water, a place to live, jobs. This governmental ignoring of our own has to stop! We cannot have any confidence in a government that doesn’t support our American people.
Maui is home of some of the richest people on the planet. Cry me a river.
It’s possible those states are run by #MAGA or #GOP which clearly means they will never accept aid sent to them because it is not enough; ever. If they are not ‘red’, chances are GOP & MAGA have refused to send aid. Vote blue in 2024; get the support you deserve.
As a Democrat, I know that Leader Jefferies could help with a good solution to the House Speaker mess. Another solution, if she were willing to accept the position with all the chaos, Liz Cheney would be a great choice for Speaker of the House. She is a dedicated Republican who has integrity, experience and would be against the MAGA nonsense.
I have to agree Kristen was aggressive with Leader Hakeen Jeffries! She need to have the same aggression with Republicans!! She was so rude I couldn’t watch the whole interview!!!
I think if she grilled someone like DJT like she did here, he’d call her a “nasty woman”
Why on earth did Matt Gaetz shut down congress with literally no one to replace the speaker? And who are the dummies that elected this guy?
can never trust a guy named Hakeem who is a democrat!
Why is this woman beating up on him. She looks and sounds like she’s pretending to be tough and comes across like the neighbourhood bully but can’t pull it off.
ℒ𝒾𝓏 𝒞𝒽ℯ𝓃ℯ𝓎 Note: Jim Jordan was involved in Trump’s conspiracy to steal the election and seize power; he urged that Pence refuse to count lawful electoral votes. If Rs nominate Jordan to be Speaker, they will be abandoning the Constitution. They’ll lose the House majority and they deserve it. ⚔
Why didn’t Dems find a bipartisan solution with Kevin McCarthy and avoid all the politics? Does anyone know about negotiations between Jeffries and McCarthy?
#Dems did; #MAGA refused to accept it. 🤨
Stop the hand waving, get control of yourself.
Good interview I wish she would.have also asked the tough questions to Ex-President Donald Trump it was like she was afraid to ask him direct questions? Chuck Todd the ex host was the same unfortunately! The only that can safe Meet the Press is the son of Tim Russert which I believe study journalism like his Dad…😮😮😮
@MSNBC,
What are Kristen Welker’s motivations here? Her method of questioning here is wild. Why is she trying to place blame on the Democratic party for something that isn’t their fault? It isn’t their job to save the Republicans from themselves.
The wildest thing about all this is that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is the closest member to 215 votes with 212 votes in the bank and Kristen Welker wants to know why he won’t sacrifice some of his votes to prop up another clown car?! What is Kristen smoking, MSNBC?!
JJordan is a self-serving publicity hound. … apologies to hounds.
3:05 Thank you, #HakeemJeffries for setting it straight, that #Democrats are not *demanding* anything; they are praying the #GOP will either, fall off the face of the earth, or wake-up and start actually *governing.* 🤨
3:12 This reporter is rude. She interviewed the orange turd and could not stop referring to him a president, (even though he hasn’t been president for nearly 3 years) and she purports to be a ‘hard-hitting journalist’ when all I’ve even seen is rudeness. I get wanting to get to the crux of the matter, but she only pushes when there is no push. Mr. Jeffries is being pleasant and answering her questions and rather than hear his answer she pounces like he’s the enemy. 🤨 Maybe she thinks she’s still on #FauxNews? 🤷♀️ (And, judging by the comments, I am not the only one. 🤨)
Hawkcream is full of 💩! What have you done for the Brooklyn ghettos, hoods, projects, slums… This man is more concerned about meddling in the affairs of a democratically elected government of Guyana and prevent the extradition of a wanted criminal from the very country. He need to be investigated.
This is not rocket science. The Democrats have no role in choosing a Republican Speaker. That has never been the responsibility of the minority party. Why does the idiotic media keep asking Democrats about bailing out the Republican party?
JEFFRIES would be a fairer and more capable speaker than ANY Republican. What does he need–like 7 Republican votes?
Hakeem is a walking, talking ‘talking point’. He talks the same talk every time he’s at the podium or being interviewed. Hakeem is just a wind-up-doll for the Democratic Party. He talks about the Biden administration as if it’s the greatest thing since the invention of the wheel. Somebody please point out one thing that Joe Biden Jr has done that has directly benefited the citizens of this Country while serving as POTUS. Under Joe’s administration and the Democrat Party rule we have experienced extreme inflation, military failures in Afghanistan and maintaining the force, two major wars overseas, placating Iran, an increase in U.S. poverty, higher consumer interest rates, higher energy and food costs, censorship by government agencies, out-of-control spending, a U.S. debt that is well over our GDP and rising, a loss of energy independence and security, and a divisiveness within this Country not seen since the Civil War. Everything Hakeem says about ‘putting the people first’ and ‘building the economy from the bottom up’ is absolute BS. And please, don’t bring up Joe’s claim about all the jobs that have been created since he became President. In January 2021, the unemployment rate was 6.3 percent, dropping from the April 2020 high of 14.8 percent. Biden didn’t do one thing to reduce unemployment or create new jobs. The simple truth is that the jobs were already there, and people wanted to get back to work. I truly hate the spins, the propaganda, and the lies. By the way, Hakeem doesn’t truly care about the interests of the American people. It’s all about power baby, nothing more, nothing less. You Get It Blanket-heads. PaulA NBC News – Meet the Press – Hakeem Jeffries – 231015
Why is she interrupting Jeffries, that is so rude!
Why would anyone support a J6 insurrectionist Rep Jim Jordan that attempted to overthrow our Constitution along with the Criminal Defendant P01135809?
What kind of antagonistic woman do they have interviewing here get her off of stage
What’s in the interests of the American people the most, is to stop 2+ trillion dollar debt every year. McCarthy made it clear to his colleagues he wasn’t interested in addressing this in any real way, so Gaetz (and ALL the democrats) took him out. If that’s ‘extreme’ on the part of Gaetz and crew, then it’s extremely good! We need all the so called ‘Republican chaos’ we can get, to reign in the locked in overspending. It’s about the most important issue there is, but almost no one save for Matt Gaetz (and his merry band of ‘MAGA extremists’ 🙂) are willing to do anything about it! Jeffries is just trying to milk the current situation for all it’s political worth (while claiming to be non-political in the process). Point is, we could do with a lot more Republican ‘MAGA extremists’! Only MAGA has the integrity to get America’s debt crisis back on track to sanity. Everyone else just wants the status quo to fiscal destruction! Let’s get those RINO primary’s rolling.
Do not bail them out!😊
Looks like the new Meet the Press host is going to continue the proud tradition of blaming the Democrats for things that are unequivocally and obviously problems with the GQP.
Never liked this girl she is a republican operative the house mess is the republicans mess they need to clean it up without the Dems
The USA 🇺🇸 is in bad trouble. Our military don’t have appointees in place. Our stock markets are dropping every day, 401k, Healthcare going up, A war in Israel, Ukraine, Palestinian, Africa, Afghanistan 🇦🇫, Haiti 🇭🇹, it not about the Democrats nor the Republicans. It about what best for the USA 🇺🇸.
All the Democratic party has done since they’ve been there is cause problems for the people of the United States
Go back to Mexico lady where they dont give af what you say💯🤟🏽
Gee I wonder who this rich news anchor voted for? 😂
Gosh I wish Tim Russert was alive. Meet The Press has sukked since his death. This one’s worse than Chuck Todd. Just give it up already…
To be clear Mr Jeffries,you go on the new FOX,…MAGA CENTRAL …NBC and talk about the Maga Congress not caring about the American people?Are you kidding?And if the few Republicans that are left have not kicked Maga to the curb by now,they arent going to start now!Its far, far past time that Dems stop hoping that Maga will suddenly begin to care about the American people.
Everything has gotten worse under President Biden
Not looking good for Americans. Looks like we will be giving billions to Ukraine and Israel. Leaving Americans in the dust.
Go Jefferies
Everythhing is the GOP’s fault. Look at the wy the dems are trying to do. Too bad there are people dumb enough to blieve them. and fail to vote accordingly.
Fraud
MSNBC should have went to a prime time slot host for this job! Ari Melber comes to mind as a better choice. Kristan Welker would have been ok for his present slot because with Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow/ Alex Wagener following , Lawrence O Donnel would all have intelligent conversations after Welker.
thats how zionisme works yes ask them what religion you have ask them never answer
We dont need another Nancy Pelosi Democrat in the house. He talks BS
More games
From new york say no more
Hmmm gosh shut up both 🤮
I’ve no doubt that NBC can do better than Kristen Welker to fill the Meet the Press position of chief interrogator. Think I’ll stick to Face the Nation.
I thought I was misjudging her but she is a little disruptive when someone is trying to answer the question to aggressive .
How can real Americans support this traitor?
WHY WHY WHY 😢😢😢
NBC NEWS 🤡🤡🤡
Those lips just jeep flapping and saying very little to nothing! Politicians today are worthless!
Jeffries 🤡🤡🤡
Jeffries is full of sh ………….tttt
That reporter must be MAGA!
You are a liar
No because if it was up to the American people Jim Jordan would have already been elected
This clown will never be speaker not even at a dog show
Cry all you want Democrats take your time Republicans no hurry long as it’s Jim Jordan the public don’t give a s*** how long it take
Why this movie of the week bulshit nobody wants a Democrat house theater that’ll never happen stop dreaming
JIM JORDAN SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE 🇺🇸 🇺🇲 🇺🇸 🇺🇲 🇺🇸 🇺🇲 🇺🇸 ✝️
A handful of by God Republicans are undermining the efforts of the Democrats to lead this country onto Socialism! Jef-fries a facilitator.
Maybe they are trying for coupdetat
#ByronDonaldsForSpeaker: Republicans, get behind @ByronDonalds! He is a strong and bold leader who will be an effective communicator as Speaker. Let’s support Byron for Speaker. 💪
Hakeem Jefferies and other Establishment Swamps should get off their moral superiority high horse. They’re hypocritical because aren’t they the originator of election denialism
Not so dissimilar to his own reasoning it could also be said, that the every democrat is undermining the “interest of the American people”, by all voting against the majority parties nomination for Speaker.
Hakeem is a Arab Terrorist he is not a Black American that he lied about being a Black American but is a lier Hakeem lied about being a Black Man just to start racism between Black Americans and White Americans this racist immigrant called Republicans Extremists this is showing racism towards Republicans.Hakeem is a Racist Extremists with a Attitude that always calls Republicans Extremists how racist and Extremists Hakeem is and he is not From America fr the Start.
Your Focus is Giving 6Billion Dollars to the Terrorist Country of Iran that Hakeem is in on because the name Hakeem is Terrorist not American.
I admire this man and pray he is the good solid man he seems to be…BUT does anyone else get annoyed as i do with his greek orator style of using hand motions for each thought?? I find it distracting. Also along with Welker I find he keeps running back to a declaration or two that makes me wonder WHY? like we want to build a middle class…good luck….etc etc, Does he repeat so that we dummies will get the idea?? we do want him and the Dems to be the answer to some peaceful times but can we expect that in this present world? First time I heard him speak I thought of him as Mr President…well, we will see
That just means you really have no idea what is ging on
How it should be DA.