House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) had a rather tone-deaf media hit on CBS News yesterday morning. For sure, the man has had to soak up all the liberal hysterics over the past few days. Both sides were likely shouting in his ear, with the far left making clear that their adherence to identitarian politics wasn’t the reason why they lost, as more level-headed Democrats preach a return to centrism. The Democratic Party was exposed for being comprised of cohorts who cannot win national elections. Abortion didn’t save Democrats. They got too wrapped up in the niche issues that dominate college campuses and lost how to talk to ordinary voters.
Jeffries’ appearance on CBS This Morning wasn’t as smooth, as host Gayle King fact-checked him live, especially when he said the popular vote was close—Trump won around 4million more votes than Kamala, not that this part of the 2024 contest matters. It’s the Electoral College, where Trump clinched 312 votes, the most significant margin of victory for a Republican in 36 years. At the time, he also seemed incapable of recognizing that there would be a united government under Donald J. Trump. Republicans run DC now:
CBS: “It sounds like you are still processing… It wasn’t close.”
— NRCC (@NRCC) November 12, 2024
HAKEEM: “I think… the popular vote will be close.”
(President-elect Trump won by nearly 4,000,000 votes) pic.twitter.com/rqxxZT3kPg
CBS: “What happened? You were… in the fetal position [on election night].
— NRCC (@NRCC) November 12, 2024
HAKEEM: “America is resilient.”
Democrat leaders are incapable of self-reflection or willing to admit that they lost the House, White House & Senate. pic.twitter.com/jDLbqWarXd
He later changed his tune and admitted that a major setback occurred this week:
Hakeem Jeffries cries about the Republican trifecta:
— NRCC (@NRCC) November 13, 2024
“We cannot sugarcoat it; last Tuesday’s result was a setback.” pic.twitter.com/BM9tHrAIMw