House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries responded to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt after she blamed Democrats for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting Monday.
“I think that what’s interesting to me,” Jeffries said, “is that the so-called White House press secretary—who’s a disgrace, she’s a stone cold liar—had the nerve to stand up there and read talking points being critical of statements—all taken out of context—that Democrats have made and didn’t have a word to say about anything that MAGA extremists have said or done.”
Jeffries also pointed to examples of political violence on the right, including threats against his life, the Jan. 6 insurrection, and the arson attempt at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home—along with the complicity and silence Republicans have shown in response.
“And this so-called White House press secretary wants to lecture America and lecture us about civility?” he added. “Clean up your own house before you have anything to say to us about the language that we use.”
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