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Bro, TAKE THE L! Hakeem Jeffries DROPPED Like a Bad HABIT for Lecturing the RIGHT About Violent Rhetoric

Jeffries urged civility in political debate and criticized lawmakers he said supported January 6 rioters.

Bro, TAKE THE L! Hakeem Jeffries DROPPED Like a Bad HABIT for Lecturing the RIGHT About Violent Rhetoric
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This article1 analysis · Oct 7, 2026
Apr 27, 2026
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Twitchy criticizes Hakeem Jeffries for a post urging civility while invoking January 6, and endorses Mike Davis’s rebuttal accusing Democrats of fostering violent rhetoric. The article argues that the political violence has instead targeted Donald Trump.

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House Minority Leader whose post about civility and January 6 the article criticizes

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

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Kamala Harris
Former U.S. Senator (D-CA)

Former vice president mentioned in a comparison about assassination attempts

ALSO MENTIONED  Barack Obama, Former president mentioned in a comparison about assassination attempts; Bill Clinton, Former president mentioned in a comparison about assassination attempts; Mike Davis, Commentator who criticized Jeffries’s post

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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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