Hakeem Jeffries Called Trump the “DUMBEST President Ever.” Now He’s in Line to Be House Speaker!

Описание: Donald Trump called Hakeem Jeffries “low IQ” during an interview about Iran. Jeffries offered to debate him in the Oval Office and called him the “dumbest president ever.” After Democrats won the House, a reporter asked Jeffries how he could work with the man he’d insulted. Hear his answer in his own words.

Backpacker goes back to the last speaker election, when Jeffries presented Mike Johnson with the gavel, then follows Jeffries’ November bid for the job. What should the incoming House take up first?

CHAPTERS
00:00 Trump and Jeffries
01:58 The “low IQ” interview
04:55 The debate challenge
07:20 Johnson wins the gavel
10:55 The eight-hour speech
17:03 Jeffries asks for the votes
23:58 Can he work with Trump?
26:53 What Democrats promised
32:12 Trump answers in Florida
34:24 Who gets the last word?

SOURCES
ARCHIVE | JEFFRIES NEWS CONFERENCE | APR 23, 2026 | C-SPAN
   • Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Calls Donald Trump "D...  

HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS | NOV 4, 2026 | PBS NEWS HOUR
   • WATCH LIVE: Jeffries holds post-election n...  

ARCHIVE | TRUMP ON SQUAWK BOX | APR 21, 2026 | CNBC
   • Watch CNBC's full interview with President...  

ARCHIVE | JEFFRIES NEWS CONFERENCE | APR 23, 2026 | AP
   • LIVE: Hakeem Jeffries holds a press confer...  

ARCHIVE | HOUSE OPENING DAY | JAN 3, 2025 | ABC NEWS
   • Hakeem Jeffries addresses the 119th Congre...  

ARCHIVE | HOUSE SPEAKER ELECTION | JAN 3, 2025 | C-SPAN
   • Mike Johnson Elected Speaker of the House  

ARCHIVE | PETE AGUILAR NOMINATES JEFFRIES | JAN 3, 2025 | FORBES BREAKING NEWS
   • JUST IN: Pete Aguilar Nominates Hakeem Jef...  

ARCHIVE | HOUSE BUDGET DEBATE | JUL 3, 2025 | CBS NEWS
   • Watch: Hakeem Jeffries breaks House record...  

TRUMP IN PALM BEACH | NOV 6, 2026 | LIVENOW FROM FOX
https://www.livenowfox.com/video/fmc-...

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