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'Clean up your own house': Hakeem Jeffries fires back after Karoline Leavitt blamed Democrats for the WHCA shooting

Jeffries called Leavitt’s blame of Democrats a partisan attack and defended his remarks about the redistricting fight.

'Clean up your own house': Hakeem Jeffries fires back after Karoline Leavitt blamed Democrats for the WHCA shooting
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This article1 analysis · Oct 7, 2026
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Hakeem Jeffries pushed back after Karoline Leavitt blamed Democrats for political violence following the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner shooting. The dispute widened as officials traded accusations about inflammatory rhetoric.

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Hakeem Jeffries Responds to Leavitt’s Blame of Democrats After WHCA Shooting

After the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, Karoline Leavitt blamed Democratic rhetoric; Hakeem Jeffries pushed back and called her a liar. Left-leaning outlets frame Jeffries’s response as exposing a double standard on political violence. Center outlets focus on his rebuke and the exchange of accusations. Right-leaning outlets emphasize his rhetoric and portray his response as hypocritical.

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