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

Leavitt said Democratic rhetoric contributed to the shooting, prompting a sharp response from Jeffries.

'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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House Minority Leader responding to Leavitt’s accusations

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Hakeem Jeffries Responds to Karoline Leavitt’s Comments on WHCA Shooting

Outlets agree that after the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, Karoline Leavitt blamed Democratic rhetoric and Hakeem Jeffries pushed back against her remarks. Left-leaning outlets present Jeffries’s response as a counter to what they describe as a double standard on political civility. Center outlets foreground his response and the competing accusations over rhetoric. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Leavitt’s call to lower rhetoric and portray Jeffries’s response as an attack or overreaction.

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