I know some are tough on Jeffries but he’s telling it like it is. There’s only so much I think democrats can do. They’re staying engaged and still calling out all the bs. They’re trying to fight back against Elon Musk. But there’s only so much they can do alone. They need some republicans
But republicans won’t join in because so many have no courage to stand up against Elon Musk and or Donald Trump. Whether that’s fear of their jobs, or fear of losing their funding, or fear for their safety. Or worse some actually like what’s happening. There’s only so much democrats can do alone
Maybe I’m a little uneducated here and maybe there’s more they can do but from what I’ve learned about politics here is you need votes. And you need some votes from both sides here. Democrats need some republicans willing to help people and they don’t want to do that.
Republicans don't know how to govern. They're going to drive our government into the ground...just like they're doing now. Republicans don't know how to govern. They're going to drive our government into the ground...just like they're doing now. https://youtu.be/VaNh2jh83Y4
They’ve given up on governing since Newt and the 1995 shut down. They’ve been nihilists since that time. They have only managed to cobble enough votes together for massive tax cuts for the wealthy, or the make us a surveillance state. The goal is the complete destruction of functional government.
Starts off answering Tapper’s question with the ‘cross that bridge’ trope, then seconds later says he’ll defer the responsibility to the majority. I guess this isn’t one of those at bats where he’s swinging?
Folks - this guy is a lightweight and NOT the person who should be Speaker in the future.
Look I have been on his case as much as I can but I think this is a suggestion that Dems aren’t giving them votes on their budget to bail them out again. And that’s the right thing to do
Just about done with his defeatist bullshit. We need aggressive leadership and this is not it. Move aside Hakeem, we need Jasmine or AOC, they were made for this fight. You clearly were not.
His defeatist response is infuriating. Get Jefferies OUT. People like Bernie, Crockett, AOC, and Murphy need to be the forefront. Schumer and Jefferies SUCK.
I didn’t look at his comment that way. Jeffries basically told Republicans that Democrats won’t help them screw over the country and this is on them. I would have preferred that Jeffries use stronger language but the message was clear.
Here is what I want to know, they get the majority through special elections how do you think they will use it? If they can not stand with us and fight now at any cost, they will not do it when if they get the majority. They have shown weakness time and time again.
There will be no silent democrat that will hold their seats. The dereliction of duty is happening, even with the Democratic Party and we will hold them accountable. I am not beholden to one party, I am beholden to my fellow citizens and our democracy!
So where's that energy for republicans? What don't you get them out of offices? Isn't it enough people stayed home and voted 3rd party? Y'all put republicans in power.
I was never impressed with this guy. He was one of the less compelling impeachment managers. It’s obvious the real leader for Dems is AOC. Republicans recognized how threatening she was back in 2019 when every story on Tucker Carlson was about her.
Then give the R's a taste of their own medicine. Obstruct in any way they did in past debt ceiling fights. Get creative. Doing nothing while 21st century robber barons loot the nation is complicity.
Can’t wait for the DOGE chainsaw wielding and burn it all down maga…to now tie themselves into pretzels mentally trying to say it’s bad Dems might cause a shutdown. You’d think they’d be all for a shutdown no?
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Fuck off Hakeem. Guy is worthless. Yeah, just sit back and hope the people (because we've always been able to rely on them making the right choice) will see the light. Bold strategy, Cotton. FFS!
Biden was a decent man who cared about all Americans. He funneled Federal $ to Red States and the wealth of the bottom 50% increased under him. For that, we repaid him by giving him the boot and then the majority of Americans did not even bother to vote. I'm with you. Give them what they voted for.
It would serve us better to not have someone come in & save us from the mistake that people did voting for a vengeful fuckening that was supposed to only hit OTHER people. Once people saw you get what you give, oh boy, they wanted a do over. Let's fully STEEP in our fuckening so lessons are learned.
Millions of people who did not vote for Trump are going to be harmed! Even if they voted for Trump, because if your politics are driven by vindictiveness you're under the same reactionary impulse as Republicans.
If we can't afford to keep government agencies open or retaining government staff, we can't afford a 4 trillion dollar tax cut for millionaires and billionaires.
"The Rules" If I have to hear another person tell me about "The Rules" while telling me why they can't do anything about the "rule breakers" I'm gonna get out of pocket.
Stop telling us about the rules that keep you from doing things and start telling how the rules are enforced. weak sauce.
If this is setting the stage for complete noncooperation with the budget and allowing a shutdown to happen, I’m all for it. If it’s “we’re in the minority so we have no power”, it’s a different matter.
I believe that’s what he’s saying. The kicker is can he hold the Dems together & not let any of them cave? GQP want cuts to SS & Medicare; how many GQP members will vote for that? Town halls this last week show lots of anger by their constituents.
Everyone should be resisting right now. Join as many of these as you can Most of these protests have popped up since i started amplifying this shutdown weeks ago. The point is whoever can do the work shutdown do it for as long as possible We need 11-12 million people to make an impact LETS GO👇🏽💯‼️🔥
@aoc.bsky.social & @repjasmine.bsky.social are doing THEE work right now. 🔥
As usual, we're turning to women of color to defend a country that would never do the same for them.
Yes, and as the leader of the opposition, it's your job to do whatever you can to stymie them at every possible opportunity. Not throw your hands in the air and go, "Oh, well."
Fucking FIGHT. Our country is being sold out from underneath us.
Fuck you Jeffries, you useless piece of shit, & fuck your asshole buddy Schumer too. You're not helpless, you're just cowardly & weak. McConnell ran the U.S. government for many years regardless of who was in the majority, so stop clutching your pearls & start working to help the American people.
Don’t agree to anything - let them shut down the government - let them own their unwillingness to work across the aisle and rein in this corrupt President and his cronies
I know people are upset with Jeffries right now, but he’s right. People aren’t going to move off of Trump and the MAGA cult until they are personally affected by Republican incompetence.
The whole idea that people will come around to support the Dems after the GOP fails them kind of hinges on the DNC acting like a real opposition party and offering an alternative. Jefferies is undermining the message of progressives who might actually get traction if the centrist got out of the way
Precisely, which is why these people screaming at him need to rotate their heads to the nearest Republicans representative who is actively trying to kill them.
That is true. But they have to be vocal about it instead of expecting people to be rational and deduce it for themselves. Be vocal before, during, and after it happens. Hammer it home.
A fact sheet with “this is what Republicans are taking from you” would be helpful. If Dem voters are armed with that, we can be every bit the advocates that our elected officials are, and we actually know our local areas better than them. Just give us the tools.
COVID deaths and inflation were a result of Republican incompetence yet people seem to have forgotten and gave the GOP complete control of the government. We cannot rely on people remembering who caused their hardships. The masses are too vulnerable to manipulation.
I get it, you should be skeptical and I’ll never tell you how to feel…I’m just seeing some opposition where I live…the county went 60/40 to Trump, and those GOP town halls are giving me hope.
And this 83 year old guy is still going. Keeps on going. Calling it out, taking his old ass across the entire country, not saying 'we have the minority, can't do nothing so let's go on my book tour.'
"Tonight, I am kicking off my coast-to-coast Fighting Oligarchy tour in Nebraska.'
Good.
He’s shifting in the correct direction, saying Rs own this and it’s up to them to get a budget deal done.
IMHO no Democrats should vote for any budget unless Republicans agreed to shut DOGE. And since they won’t, they’re on their own.
Great. Then don't help them "fund the government" by voting for any bill that includes making tax cuts for the wealthiest permanent, or that cuts Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, etc. You get the idea. Democrats should oppose any bill that includes cuts to vital social services.
When is the last time NATO rolled tanks into someone else’s territory and set up torture chambers, kidnapped children and bombed schools & maternity hospitals?
He needs to realize that legislating is very different than politics. They need to start being politicians and bring the fire instead of thinking they can't legislate anything.
Exactly! Republicans have a trifecta. Put the spotlight on them and let’s see how effective they are at governing. Yes, I know they suck, but the people need to learn to look for it (ability to govern) vs look at all the distractions.
Nah the people that have all power to republicans need to get exactly what they voted for without Dems saving the day as usual. I don’t blame him one bit.
When questioned about the budget vote next week, he thinks by claiming gop owns all three branches they’ll own it , not realizing that so much more is at stake
He’s an idiot
A weak, feckless idiot
I watched him. A fool. Talked about kitchen table issues, while democracy is being destroyed. He and Schumer are still addressing what they think lost them the election so they can “ win” 2026, but the very idea of elections in 26’ is under threat
National strike for as long as it takes. No DOGE, no tax cuts for the rich, no cutting SS, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP. Why should we pay taxes in exchange for nothing?
Look at the fiasco with their speaker of the House. They haven't lived that down yet. Johnson is just a placeholder until something better comes along.
Jeffries has a point if you look at it through that lens, choosing a speaker was easier than this funding will be.
Trump and Elon are already firing federal workers and cutting programs to hurt seniors and children. We shouldn’t allow the government to keep funding suffering. Shut it down.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social you prove yourself totally useless to leaf this resistance every fucking day! You’re just as bad and ignorant as @schumer.senate.gov
The party has to prevent Jeffries going appearing on TV in any form. Every time he opens his mouth he can't stop creating bad soundbites, one after the other. He's doing more damage to the party than good plus doesn't motivate anybody, just the opposite.
What’s your responsibility to the tens of thousands of constituents being put out of work or losing access to lifeline programs? Handwringing? Fundraising email sending? Embarrassing and out of touch social media posting? Can we all just have AOC represent us for a few years?
Can people who keep screaming for the Democrats to stop the Republicans repeat this phrase over and over and then go to the nearest Republican representative and crawl up their behinds relentlessly !!
Check out Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy who is fighting the fascist Republican assholes with every procedural move to gum up the works and calling out his colleagues.
I think dem house and senate leadership is ineffectual and useless. However I do not feel a sense of fear over the idea of a gov shutdown. At this point it would be a relief. Let Johnson try to figure it out.
The Civil Rights movement was not led by sitting members of Congress. It was led by civilians with grit and determination, who had to make incalculable personal sacrifice--including the ultimate one--to push society forward.
Politicians passed laws *after the fact*.
Yep, it's on YOU, silly Snaps.
They better be VERY ready with the "We cannot vote for this budget that guts XYZ to fund billionaire tax cuts!" messaging. They should already be shouting it.
They need to make very clear Dems are responsible for protecting, Rs are responsible for the destruction.
Right there with ya. But his ego’s too big. He’ll never step aside imho. But I’d be happily proven wrong. I’m calling his DC office tomorrow. I’d suggest we all do that
I want the leader of my party to act like there's a coup in progress and take action instead of acting like everything is normal and it's business as usual. That's what I want. If we had unity, Harris would have won. A leader has to lead. I love Hakeem but he's not leading.
Oh please, Mr. Speaker of the party of wringing hands. Turn your speakership over to either AOC or Crockett, so SOMETHING will get done. They’re certainly not afraid of ‘your bros’…
I don't think people understand what he's saying. The funding bill allows tax cuts if medicaid is cut and dems were trying to save medicaid. If the bill doesn't change, dems won't help. That's how I read it.
I want the gov shut down to slow down these disasters.
This is good. Representatives should not vote for anything presented unless it strengthens democracy. That said, the Dems should also obstruct in every way that they can.
The best proactive play for Dems right now is to own the information space with messages directly to workers.
If democrats aren't brawling on the House and Senate floors, not the octogenarians, then it's bad Kabuki dinner theater performances. We had 2 years to study and develop strategies to stop Project 2025 but didn't. There were even House taskforce hearings but no one thought to arrest them.
Reality check. Failure to govern, to protect & defend lies squarely on Republicans’ shoulders. I will not, cannot, blame Democrats for not stopping the chaos because they can’t. What they ARE doing is exposing the fraud, corruption & mayhem. Proof? Just listen to GOP town halls. Look at the protests
Which they should be leading the protest. Holding their town halls telling people how this will destroy their freedoms ect. They do not get a pass by staying silent or sticking to ridiculous talking points. You should expect more from them as elected leaders
I am well tuned into who is fighting. I think it would do
Well if we saw more of them. Hakeem’s message is counter productive. We know they hold all three branches, that does not mean to sit back and watch. Our Government is being dismantled every day. His argument is ridiculous.
Such a weak response - funding the government means giving Trump more money to do whatever he wants with it regardless of what Congress appropriates it for - Jeffries needs to be clear Democrats will not do that! It simply doesn't seem like he is the right person for the moment.
He and Schumer lead the minority party in Congress. They can't do anything unless a few members on the other side break away from the party line and vote with them. Unfortunately, only Democrats (specifically Manchin and Sinema) like to screw their own party and vote with the opposition.
Sorry, stupid quotes like this are why you are now in the minority. If you said, “we will not support the terrorist destruction of democracy” it might have made more sense.
His defeatist speak is so disappointing to hear. Jeffries is not leadership material and he needs to step aside. Time and time again he has shown he doesn't have the qualities to deal with the hardships presented to him as a leader.
Reps are doing exactly what they said they would—dismantle the government. That message seemingly landed with a plurality of voters. Dems need to point out why that’s bad in a convincing way before it’s FAFO hours. Probably too late.
In the past, when Republicans would shut down the gov't at the drop of a hat, it really was an irresponsible move. But now, in light of unconstitutional "defunding" and illegal firings, it seems like the most responsible move.
Sadly Sam. The American people bought into the lies and gave the republicans the power.
Now that they have it. They don’t wanna do anything with it to help America
White yes but sadly there Latinos and other parts that did vote for Trump. Small numbers yes but sadly some voted against their own. You had communities like Latinos for Trump and etc out there.
I don’t mean to be potentially gaslighting. Not my intention at all.
We don’t know the race of those Latinos who voted FOR Trump.
But here is what YOU did: moved the accountability convo from the MAJORITY of white voters who voted FOR Trump to the “small numbers” of Latinos who did.
House democrats are 49% of the members of the House. If republicans want their votes, give them an equal say in what’s in the budget. Otherwise tell them to pound sand.
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Folks - this guy is a lightweight and NOT the person who should be Speaker in the future.
"What can we do, we are too weak."
Us: “GTFOOTW”
Mr. Jefferies, there WILL BE NO FREE AND FAIR ELECTION IN 2028 if this continues another month!
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Use every weapon at your disposal. Channel Turtle McConnell. He's a smarmy asshole, but he knew how to lock down Senate activity.
If you can't, step aside.
Give them what they voted for.
These surrendering men should have never been elected let alone put in leadership.
Because you can't oppose fascism at home when you're paid to support it abroad.
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Don’t let them!!!
Go down the list and 🚫 them all.
Stop telling us about the rules that keep you from doing things and start telling how the rules are enforced. weak sauce.
IT'S THE REPUBLICANS' FAULT!!!!!
This is a coup. If we don't stop it now, we may not be able to stop it later.
The polls show Americans don't approve of this coup.
As usual, we're turning to women of color to defend a country that would never do the same for them.
Fucking FIGHT. Our country is being sold out from underneath us.
They always take the premise of the question.
A fact sheet with “this is what Republicans are taking from you” would be helpful. If Dem voters are armed with that, we can be every bit the advocates that our elected officials are, and we actually know our local areas better than them. Just give us the tools.
"Tonight, I am kicking off my coast-to-coast Fighting Oligarchy tour in Nebraska.'
He’s shifting in the correct direction, saying Rs own this and it’s up to them to get a budget deal done.
IMHO no Democrats should vote for any budget unless Republicans agreed to shut DOGE. And since they won’t, they’re on their own.
They've been giving votes to the Republicans all. Year.
Are you not sick and tired of the stains just rinsing and clinging? Get some fucking OxiClean out and scrub these stains away! Reset!!!
We’re continually subjected to this grinning crowing from them in every media sound bite, now let’s see them actually govern for a change
If not, encourage your Congressperson to participate on March 4 in a SOTU WALKOUT!
Dems have an opportunity to show solidarity against the regime by walking out en masse as soon as he begins to speak.
Great Mardi Gras fun!
It's not the Democratic job to bail out Republicans who are unable to pass a budget.
He’s an idiot
A weak, feckless idiot
Jeffries has a point if you look at it through that lens, choosing a speaker was easier than this funding will be.
Shut down & protest.
Check out Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy who is fighting the fascist Republican assholes with every procedural move to gum up the works and calling out his colleagues.
He should step down from leadership immediately and let someone with a spine step up.
Silly spineless looser.
and...what are YOU doing?
Defending democracy is YOUR job.
And since you asked, Snaps a staunch defender of American Democracy and Ideals.
Snaps does all he can with his limited resources to stand up for others and fight for a better world for all of us.
Silly angry goose.
Will you be there?
Snaps puts lots of time and effort into staying informed and informing others.
Snaps protest when possible calls his local and state officials daily.
Volunteers when he can.
And argues with silly ladies who take issue with Snaps online for no apparent reason.
Politicians passed laws *after the fact*.
Yep, it's on YOU, silly Snaps.
They need to make very clear Dems are responsible for protecting, Rs are responsible for the destruction.
In every state in OUR union.
A reminder to get out of the way or stand up.
... from Bob Dylan!
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We need REPUBLICANS to uphold their OATH.
WE. ARE. NOT. ASKING. THEM.
Get it?
Leadership fights play right into the turd's orange hands.
Or is that what you want?
I want the gov shut down to slow down these disasters.
The best proactive play for Dems right now is to own the information space with messages directly to workers.
Well if we saw more of them. Hakeem’s message is counter productive. We know they hold all three branches, that does not mean to sit back and watch. Our Government is being dismantled every day. His argument is ridiculous.
Despite his statement, just watch him help Republicans pass a budget. He has no idea how to lead an opposition party
What a disappointment he is.
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That's because if they actually post something they won't like what we have to say back.
because they think in two years we're all going to just vote for them unconditionally 🖕🏿🖕🏽🖕🏻 NO MORE!
I don't care. Burn it to the ground and burn yourselves with it. GO BOIL YOUR HEADS with the republicans.
If they can get the votes.
We The People have been conned and ripped off!!!
Now that they have it. They don’t wanna do anything with it to help America
The maj of white American voters who voted, did.
No other maj of any other racial group of voters who voted bought into the lies & gave Republicans the power.
No maj from any other racial group did tht.😶
Acknwldgng this matters.
Not acknwldgng this is gaslighting.
I don’t mean to be potentially gaslighting. Not my intention at all.
We don’t know the race of those Latinos who voted FOR Trump.
But here is what YOU did: moved the accountability convo from the MAJORITY of white voters who voted FOR Trump to the “small numbers” of Latinos who did.
That is some messed up stuff right there.😶