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Jeffries defends his meeting with Kushner: "I'm of the view that if we're going to be committed to actually solving problems on behalf of the American people ... they're are gonna be times that you have to speak with people on the other side of the aisle. Even people you strongly disagree with."

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But Kushner is not "on the other side of the aisle" he is not in the building that has the aisle. He is a rich kid with no talents for the negotiating jobs he has been given who has no power to solve any problems.

Since when is Jared Kushner sitting across the aisle in Congress? He’s an Advisor on Foreign Affairs. This makes me think he’s being disingenuous about this meeting. 

Well let's see, he's written "strongly worded" letters. He's taken over $6 million from a pro-Israely group. He's had a private meeting with a member of Trump's family, about what we haven't been given a clear reason. And Umm, yeah that's about it.

Bullshit. Kushner has nothing to do with “affordability”. Jeffries is full of it. This is just more back room dealing with some of the worst people on the planet.

PS, save your breath. I vote in every single election. I vote blue no matter who. I will always support the Democratic candidate. But Jared Kushner does not in any way “represent this country.” If Kushner is a go-between for anyone, it’s representing war criminals like Netanyahu and Bonesaw.

Kushner holds no official position in the government. He does not have a security clearance. Jeffries should be demanding hearings and answers to why he is involved in any way in US Diplomacy, not meeting with him.

Kushner is not an elected official so doesn't sit on either side of the aisle. Jeffries is hopeless -- a Clemenceau, a Chamberlain, when what we need is a DeGaulle or a Churchill. Or a Che. Or a Mandela.

Calling bullshit on that. JK has no security clearance, no government job and was never elected by the people. Jeffries has no business chatting with a thief who took $2 billion dollars from Saudi Arabia. The same country who backed the 9/11 bombers. No justification for this nonsense.

The real nonsense is your fake as fuck outrage over chickenshit and the bundle of patsies who want to have meltdowns over nothing Go find something to get an ulcer about that's real

Exactly. jared is a private US citizen. In that case, Can I get a meeting Jeffries? Can I? That AIPAC money got you on lock. You have lost all credibility. When was your press conference before and after this meeting? Thought so. LIAR LIAR COUNTRY ON FIRE!!! PROGRESSIVES ALL THE WAY!!!

"The other side of the aisle." I'm sorry, what state, district, county, or municipality elected Jared Kushner? If you're so intent in speaking with civilians across the aisle, I know plenty of Texas (R) voters who you could talk to about the dangers of Ken Paxton. For just one fucking example.

We absolutely expect them to disengage. Playing nice with maga landed us right where we are. This was an absolute fiasco for Jeffries and the fact that he's still defending it makes it worse. We need to make sure he is not Speaker when the Dems take control. He is useless.

How did Biden engaging with Republicans work out? The only thing he should be doing is gearing up for investigations, not trying to reach compromise with Trump. Throw them an anchor, not a lifeline. Enough of this bipartisanship fetish.

Has his ear 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Trump is fucking insane no one has his ear🙄 now Harp has his Diaper bag so maybe he should meet with her 🙄 it makes as much sense as meeting with Kushner. He previously claimed they talked about affordability 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣two rich guys 🤣 not everyone is as stupid as MAGA 🙄

Behold, the very telling, "bipartisanship-with-TREASONOUS-FASCISTS-embracing & "corporate-BRIBED-to-be-SILENCED", Hakeem "Uncle Tom" Jeffries - yet another "Vichy" & so-called, 'moderate/CENTRIST' Dem who "middle-fingers" democracy's 'salvation' by "playing ball with" & "bending a knee" to FASCISM.

Elon had no government title, office, or even a government email. Wake the fuck up. That's how trump does business. Jeffries was doing his job. If you're mad about Democrats meeting with MAGA world figures, may I direct you here:

What the FUCK does Jared Kushner, Trump's corrupt bagman son-in-law have to do with solving problems we face? Fuck ALL the way off with that weak-ass bullshit. Kushner should be in prison. Fuck him and Jeffries, too. The leader of the opposition party. Pathetic.

Jared Kushner is a private citizen and a criminal many times over; the only thing that needs to be said to him is “tick tock, motherfucker”

Strongly disagree???...these people are lying, committing all kinds of crime, driving up costs left and right. Sir, you don't have time for disagreements. Call it what it is or get out of the way. Your voters will remember this.

Hmmm, why would we NOT speak with Trumpublicans? - Attempted overthrow of US election on 1/6 - Military in US cities - Deportation to third countries - ICE wild in the streets - Corruption, corruption, corruption, corruption - Pay for play pardons - Ignoring data privacy laws - DOGE destruction

Here is exactly why so many people have completely lost faith in congressional leadership. Hakeem wants to conitue to play footsy and whisper in Jared's ear. I want speech reserved for the jurists.

He's not only an AIPAC cuckold, but he's also a spineless centrist that wants to continue to play nice with fascists. This isn't a question of whether to fund the museum or the neighborhood park, this is a question of values that dictate life or death, freedom for all or totalitarian rule.

Why liberals continue to think we can talk our way out of this or play nice and be "the bigger person", I'll never understand. It's not working, and generally it never has. Follow the money. Get aggressive. And above all, prepare for a fight in November. Win or lose we are in for a rough ride

Jeffries: "I'm of the view that if we're going to be committed to actually ending this intergalactic war on behalf of the galaxy, there are times we're gonna have to speak with people in the Empire. Even if I strongly disagree with Darth Vader, I'm sure we can find common ground."

It’s Kushner. He’s not on any side of any aisle unless it’s one between Russian and Saudi oligarchs. And then he goes back and forth.😖

I do not trust this man. I was excited about him - just like I was excited about Merrick Garland. You know, at first. Now I’m fairly gd sure he’s not the guy we need for this time. Just like Merrick wasn’t.

Jeffries: We only have to talk AT them. Repubs are not interested in progress, equity of opportunity or peace, bcs those don’t make the rich richer. Dems take power if they promise & do 1)Dismantle EVERY trump illegal action 2)Medicare w. optional private insurance 3)Codify EVERYTHING repubs hate

Correct ✅ and dismantle/destroy every monument, memorial, edifice, street name, emblem or insignia glorifying the Orange child-rapist pedophile convicted felon criminal. We must completely erase his image and likeness to the trash heap of history forevermore.☮️☘️🏳️‍🌈🌸🏳️‍⚧️😊🐶🎃🗳️🌊🌊🍾🌊🌊🍾🌊🌊🌊

Thank you! I really need him to forgo on this goodie two shoe crap. It’s naive! Speaker to-be Jeffries needs to man the fuck up or step aside for an AOC type to clean this House. People are not voting in DEMs to go work with these Drumpf MAGAts! They are voting in ANYTHING BUT Drumpf’s status quo.

Like Jamal Khashoggi had a meeting with MBS! Jeffries is part of the problem! He still thinks "negotiating" with a dictator's enforcers will be productive. Maybe Jeffries is just looking for assurances there will be a spot for him in the Trump 3rd Reich!

As a Black woman I struggle with this naive approach. Speaker to-be Jeffries is acting impervious to the affront of GOPs. Damn laggard (itching to say damn retard)! Does he NOT know people are voting for DEMs as Drumpf’s GOP party must be dismantled?😖 At least Jeffries’ heart is in the right place.😩

The problem isn’t respectability politics, whatever that is. The problem is secretly meeting with a corrupt, unelected, unappointed, klepto-nepo baby and pretending it’s governance. I was disappointed when he covertly met with Kushner but I’m disgusted by his explanation. He needs to go.

He’s not the executive branch. He’s a businessman who is the president’s son in law. And maybe I’d trust him to do it if he wasn’t worried more about Abdul and Zohran being more popular than him than stopping Donald Trump.

Governments around the world treat him like he’s the executive branch. This isn’t a civics class form of govt right now. It’s a personalist regime & family kleptocracy. But you’re probably right, if Jeffries wanted to stop Trump he’d have been an impeachment manager. Oh, wait…

Kushner isn’t anything but a snotty punk who got lucky by nailing the orange fart-bag’s daughter. That’s it. His entire resume is “Banged Ivanka.” Jefferies shouldn’t legitimize him.

That's why tRump likes Jared, he banged his daughter. tRump: I moved on her like a bitch, but I couldn't get there, because she was my daughter. Jared did something tRump couldn't do. (that we know of)

Jared Kushner is not the executive branch. He has a made up bullshit post as “special envoy for sucking Putins dick” or whatever. That’s the extent of his office.

I think there are two separate questions here. Is it good politics to meet w/Kushner pre-midterms? Almost certainly not. Is looking to find areas of agreement good politics? There is a good argument that McConnell had the right answer: total obstruction. Cynical, yes. Right move? Probably.

We’ve tried political divisiveness, identity politics and hating each other with the passion of a thousand suns. Even if we win the House, and please god, the Senate, the fascists in the WH will veto every bill. Jeffries is looking for cracks in the armor.

I cop to being hypocritical about this. I’ve been swinging the AIPAC bat at Jeffries for months. But now we may have the Senate. Who thought an even a year ago that Democrats could win the majority in the Senate. Just postpone all the disgust and hatred until after the election. Thx

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” James Baldwin He needs to read some Baldwin.

*is The only way to proceed is with a head juke. Draw them in, get what you want from them, and then crush the hell out of them with the glass ax of God.

We are so far beyond that democratic-norm line that no one should be attempting to toe it. That line is a dot to them, as Joey would say. Methinks that Democrats see the writing on the wall of Drump's increased sabotage of the vote. And they want to stay in power any way they can.

Well Jeffries just disqualified himself for 2 reasons-1. You do not negotiate with terrorists, and the Trump Admin and the whole damn GOP is exactly that. and 2. KUSHNER IS NOT REACHING ACROSS THE AISLE!

The Democratic party needs new leadership, its obvious. They've been given this great gift on a plate from the orange blob but yet do fucking nothing with it. Grow a fucking spine and a pair. RELEASE THE UNREDACTED EPSTEIN FILES NOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

The Leftists who hate centrists completely ignored the centrists' pleas to vote Harris & keep the fascist out of office. Instead they ignored the centrists and allowed fascist to be in office. Now they want centrists to "step aside" so they can fix the problem they caused and only NOW can even see.

I really hate this part of the Democratic party that acts like children attacking every GD thing Schumer or Jeffries says or do. It's moronic and unhelpful. YOU people are those who should focus on our enemies rather than the manner in which our allies conduct their business.

He runs the party and says he has to “reach across the aisle” to a fascist leader’s son while he kills protestors and tries to stop all elections, all the while he actively campaigns against anybody in the party with any momentum because it threatens him personally. He’s gotta go.

You are childishly simplistic & hyperbolic in your characterization & attacks. He is the Minority Leader of the House, that IS NOT the "leader of the Democratic party." I'd like to see members elect a new House leader but this ubiquitous ad hominin performative outrage at every action is dumb.

HE HAD A SECRET MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENTS SON IN LAW. Why was it secret? Why was he meeting with a non-government envoy? How is he so fucking stupid as to not know that Kushner would leak it and there would be blowback? Why do you tolerate them being so fucking stupid?

When those allies are in charge of setting policy and strategy, and are not meeting the moment at all, then the way they conduct their business is fair game. The MAGA damage won’t be fixed with appeasement, strongly worded letters, or pretending that Trump was just an anomaly in the status quo.

Kushner is neither elected nor senate confirmed. How is he the other side of the aisle? We are at Defcon 1 for democracy. Jeffries should be calling out Kushner failures and lack of qualifications instead of "reaching across the aisle."

our "allies"? He's a leader of the party that supposedly represent us and wants our votes. you can ignore how he conducts business on our behalf if you want but you can fuck off telling the rest of us to

Sorry Jeffries but the time for talking is long gone. The other side of the aisle hasn't talked to dems in 10 years. They been busy fucking up the country. It's time for action not niceties. Shutdown Trump and his government.

Once again Jeffries sets the stage for disappointment. Why should anyone vote for someone who allows our constitution and rule of law get trampled? At some point we will all say "no laws for thee? Then neither for me!" And good luck with that.

Anyone retreating from Hasan Piker's statements (not mere comments) are guilty of defending the genocidal mentality of Netanyahu and Israel. The essence of Piker's words has already been said countless times by Jewish communities who are opposed to genocide. It's a Zionist strategy to say all

Jews are monolithicly unified behind Israel's intent to remove all Palestinians from their ancestral home, dead or alive. They keep saying they're not. Hasan Piker had said nothing antisemitic. Only too true and wise for genocide defenders to heed.

I disagree. These legislators are supposed to work with other members of congress, regardless of their party. I don't support them allowing GOP to bully them or continue to avoid doing THEIR jobs. Stop operationalizing bad behavior and make them do their work.

No. BC it's not just a matter of them not doing their jobs. They've shown that they're okay with, supportive of, criminal behavior, savage cruelty, grifting, lawbreaking, lying, cheating, stealing - they've enabled/profited. They're not public servants, they're eager participants in the fascism.

Problem is this is not a normal government and they will play you like a cheap fiddle. Go in studs up, nothing else will make a dent.

Kushner is only on the other side bc trump put him there. He is not the person who needs to be solving problems for America. He is a total outsider. Don't feed his delusions that he is a problem solver - he's not.

Did we ever have a Speaker and Senate leader with less awareness of the electorate? Platitudes and the same old Democrat slogans will not energize the party. What does it say about the party as a whole if they don't vote them out next term?

Gone are those days when we reached across the aisle Speaker to-be Jeffries. Why would you want to extend any camaraderie when DEMs have had no success with Drumpf and his GOP minions. For Pete’s sake, isn’t it enough that Fetterman needs to adjust his meds? AOC has that EDGE you lack. Man the f-up!