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'No Kings' Cheerleader Hakeem Jeffries Says OF COURSE Trump Always Had the Authority to Skirt Congress

Jeffries said Trump had authority to pay TSA agents and that Democrats had urged him to act weeks earlier.

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This article1 analysis · Oct 8, 2026
Mar 28, 2026
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Twitchy argues that Hakeem Jeffries contradicted his earlier “No Kings” stance by saying Trump had authority to pay TSA agents during the partial shutdown. The post presents Jeffries’s remarks as evidence of Democratic inconsistency.

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House Minority Leader commenting on Trump’s authority to pay TSA agents

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose authority to pay TSA agents is discussed

Tammy Baldwin
D · WI · SEN

Senator cited as blaming Trump over the shutdown

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Hakeem Jeffries Rebukes Trump Over Calling Democrats the Greatest Enemy

The coverage agrees Jeffries rebuked Trump over the president's post calling Democrats the nation's greatest enemy. Center outlets foreground Jeffries's rebuke and his criticism of the planned ICE deployment at airports. Right-leaning outlets pair accounts of his criticism with skeptical or mocking portrayals of him; some also emphasize his Iran criticism or TSA comments.

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