>When asked if impeachment was a top priority, Jeffries said “of course not” during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday.” “I’ve made clear from the very beginning that our top priority is going to be to drive down the high cost of living,” the House minority leader added.
If they actually pass any good bills, Trump will sign them and take credit. The only time Dems show any spine is when they’re running against a leftist candidate.
New-Equal8039 on
Good. It doesn’t work politically. Let him fade away.
sammyc521 on
Impeachment is purely symbolic.
Makes people feel good without enacting anything meaningful. Trumps backer in the House/Senate will not challenge him even when he sends literal mobs to attack their place of work.
At some point Trump will be gone and passing legislation that restricts Trump and future presidents is more meaningful.
accountabilitycounts on
Unless they get 2/3 in the Senate, I don’t see what good making it a top priority does.
DarthHiccups on
While my dislike for this clown is great, I’m fine with that. If he can’t be removed, why bother? It’s all symbolic at this point.
Best thing they can do is block any of his legislation, and prevent him from doing what he wants by cutting off all the money he’s demanding for his pointless wars.
NotBestButPrettyGood on
He should provide passions context as to why.
Last times Trump was impeached, he wasn’t removed in the senate, and many of his supporters saw this as an acquittal of wrong doing. Dems will still lack the votes to remove in the senate this time
steve_ample on
Putting what happened on the record as a logical sequence of events is meaningful and an exercise of justice in and of itself.
Glum-Ad-4557 on
The top priority will be getting Tucker Carlson to speak at the next convention
Salt_Day4586 on
He’s up for reelection this year. Get his ass to lose the primary.
Xayton on
To be honest, I get it. Does Trump deserve it? 100% no questions. But it will never pass the Senate so going through with the process is honestly just a waste of time.
Ok_Conversation9750 on
Dems top priority should be getting rid of Jeffries and Schumer.
combover78 on
AOC for Speaker.
Zeplar on
This is one of the stupidest performative-outrage threads I’ve seen since 2020, and that’s saying something.
No, if Democrats win the midterms they should not spend months of the little time they have making what amounts to a stern verbal reprimand. What the fuck are you guys talking about.
vitalbumhole on
This guy is a fucking loser
LordSiravant on
At this point, it’s damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Neither option is very good. Trump and the Republicans have ruined too much of the system with their wanton corruption.
mdreed on
Jeffries should be saying whatever maximizes the number of democratic seats in the house. Talking about impeachment will not do that.
Chambanasfinest on
It’s tough but I do agree with him.
Obviously impeaching him would be purely performative barring a new development that gets Rs off their asses. Better to focus their energy and floor time on legislation that would actually put limits on the administration.
phoonie98 on
I agree with him. The focus should be on improving American lives. We tried impeachment twice already and it backfired. Most Americans don’t give a shit about anything other than their own personal lives: family, career, housing, healthcare and financial status. If dems immediately start with impeachment then it signals to ordinary Americans that they don’t care about improving these things
rmslashusr on
Reddit is wild.
Jeffries has been doing the work to spearhead Democratic redistricting efforts like in Virginia to actually make a difference next election and for years to come, but because he won’t spend all his political capital instead on a performative impeachment which will go nowhere and actually boost turnout for Republicans he’s “useless”.
Aggressive_Manner531 on
It shouldn’t be. The priority should be to craft legislation to reign in presidential power, Supreme Court power, and corporate power. Improve things for working families.
blyzo on
It shouldn’t be a priority he’s right.
But I still expect it will happen because Trump will do something so blatantly illegal they won’t have a choice.
And Republicans in the Senate will still defend him no matter what.
Malthan01 on
And it shouldnt be if they cant succeed. This purity testing is out of control. Republicans got here by being shrewd, we have to do the same.
thecamino on
Trump loved the impeachments last time because he got to play victim and ultimately they didn’t matter. That’s the only reason I can think of for not impeaching again. Not saying it’s a good reason.
MathProfGeneva on
I’m gonna take a slightly unpopular view and say it probably shouldn’t be. If they could get the votes in the Senate to convict, it would be worth doing. That’s not going to happen so it’s sort of pointless.
PolicyWonka on
Nobody reading the article to see what Jeffries actually said and *where* he said it. This was an interview with Fox News.
The entire purpose of Fox News is to scare Americans into never voting for Democratic candidates and policies. Jeffries didn’t take the bait.
He (rightfully) said that the most important priority of Democrats is to lower prices for the American people.
> “We believe in this country, you work hard, you play by the rules. You should be able to live an affordable life, a comfortable life, in fact, to live the good life, and that means a good paying job and good housing, good health care, good education for your children, and when it’s all said and done, a good retirement,” he added.
That doesn’t mean Trump won’t get impeached. That doesn’t even mean it’s not a priority. All it means is that we have a politician going onto a hostile network to make a pitch towards disillusioned Republican voters. The one way you’re going to convince these people to come out and vote against you is if you go onto their platform and say “I’m going to get your guy.” That’s the exact kind of fear that Fox News wants to instill in its audience to drive them to the polls.
Jeffries might be a lousy corporate Democrat, but his response was the correct response in context. The Republicans are already selling revenge politics and that’s why they’re going to lose the House *and* Senate — it’s a losing policy when people have economic concerns.
busche916 on
I hate Jeffries, but let’s think about this:
If they have the votes in the senate to impeach and they don’t, then by all means take to the streets and go buck wild. But I wouldn’t expect him to advocate for impeachment ON FOX NEWS.
Impeachment needs 2/3s vote in the Senate. Thats a pretty big swing that would need to occur, otherwise it’s just wasting time in the House.
mxjxs91 on
Ya know what? I agree with him. The priority should be throwing him and Schumer the fuck out, and replacing them with people who will make impeaching Trump a priority.
FizzyBeverage on
*What makes him think he’ll be majority leader?* We don’t need lukewarm, moderate garbage.
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Hopefully removing Jeffries as party leader is.
>When asked if impeachment was a top priority, Jeffries said “of course not” during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday.” “I’ve made clear from the very beginning that our top priority is going to be to drive down the high cost of living,” the House minority leader added.
If they actually pass any good bills, Trump will sign them and take credit. The only time Dems show any spine is when they’re running against a leftist candidate.
Good. It doesn’t work politically. Let him fade away.
Impeachment is purely symbolic.
Makes people feel good without enacting anything meaningful. Trumps backer in the House/Senate will not challenge him even when he sends literal mobs to attack their place of work.
At some point Trump will be gone and passing legislation that restricts Trump and future presidents is more meaningful.
Unless they get 2/3 in the Senate, I don’t see what good making it a top priority does.
While my dislike for this clown is great, I’m fine with that. If he can’t be removed, why bother? It’s all symbolic at this point.
Best thing they can do is block any of his legislation, and prevent him from doing what he wants by cutting off all the money he’s demanding for his pointless wars.
He should provide passions context as to why.
Last times Trump was impeached, he wasn’t removed in the senate, and many of his supporters saw this as an acquittal of wrong doing. Dems will still lack the votes to remove in the senate this time
Putting what happened on the record as a logical sequence of events is meaningful and an exercise of justice in and of itself.
The top priority will be getting Tucker Carlson to speak at the next convention
He’s up for reelection this year. Get his ass to lose the primary.
To be honest, I get it. Does Trump deserve it? 100% no questions. But it will never pass the Senate so going through with the process is honestly just a waste of time.
Dems top priority should be getting rid of Jeffries and Schumer.
AOC for Speaker.
This is one of the stupidest performative-outrage threads I’ve seen since 2020, and that’s saying something.
No, if Democrats win the midterms they should not spend months of the little time they have making what amounts to a stern verbal reprimand. What the fuck are you guys talking about.
This guy is a fucking loser
At this point, it’s damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Neither option is very good. Trump and the Republicans have ruined too much of the system with their wanton corruption.
Jeffries should be saying whatever maximizes the number of democratic seats in the house. Talking about impeachment will not do that.
It’s tough but I do agree with him.
Obviously impeaching him would be purely performative barring a new development that gets Rs off their asses. Better to focus their energy and floor time on legislation that would actually put limits on the administration.
I agree with him. The focus should be on improving American lives. We tried impeachment twice already and it backfired. Most Americans don’t give a shit about anything other than their own personal lives: family, career, housing, healthcare and financial status. If dems immediately start with impeachment then it signals to ordinary Americans that they don’t care about improving these things
Reddit is wild.
Jeffries has been doing the work to spearhead Democratic redistricting efforts like in Virginia to actually make a difference next election and for years to come, but because he won’t spend all his political capital instead on a performative impeachment which will go nowhere and actually boost turnout for Republicans he’s “useless”.
It shouldn’t be. The priority should be to craft legislation to reign in presidential power, Supreme Court power, and corporate power. Improve things for working families.
It shouldn’t be a priority he’s right.
But I still expect it will happen because Trump will do something so blatantly illegal they won’t have a choice.
And Republicans in the Senate will still defend him no matter what.
And it shouldnt be if they cant succeed. This purity testing is out of control. Republicans got here by being shrewd, we have to do the same.
Trump loved the impeachments last time because he got to play victim and ultimately they didn’t matter. That’s the only reason I can think of for not impeaching again. Not saying it’s a good reason.
I’m gonna take a slightly unpopular view and say it probably shouldn’t be. If they could get the votes in the Senate to convict, it would be worth doing. That’s not going to happen so it’s sort of pointless.
Nobody reading the article to see what Jeffries actually said and *where* he said it. This was an interview with Fox News.
The entire purpose of Fox News is to scare Americans into never voting for Democratic candidates and policies. Jeffries didn’t take the bait.
He (rightfully) said that the most important priority of Democrats is to lower prices for the American people.
> “We believe in this country, you work hard, you play by the rules. You should be able to live an affordable life, a comfortable life, in fact, to live the good life, and that means a good paying job and good housing, good health care, good education for your children, and when it’s all said and done, a good retirement,” he added.
That doesn’t mean Trump won’t get impeached. That doesn’t even mean it’s not a priority. All it means is that we have a politician going onto a hostile network to make a pitch towards disillusioned Republican voters. The one way you’re going to convince these people to come out and vote against you is if you go onto their platform and say “I’m going to get your guy.” That’s the exact kind of fear that Fox News wants to instill in its audience to drive them to the polls.
Jeffries might be a lousy corporate Democrat, but his response was the correct response in context. The Republicans are already selling revenge politics and that’s why they’re going to lose the House *and* Senate — it’s a losing policy when people have economic concerns.
I hate Jeffries, but let’s think about this:
If they have the votes in the senate to impeach and they don’t, then by all means take to the streets and go buck wild. But I wouldn’t expect him to advocate for impeachment ON FOX NEWS.
Impeachment needs 2/3s vote in the Senate. Thats a pretty big swing that would need to occur, otherwise it’s just wasting time in the House.
Ya know what? I agree with him. The priority should be throwing him and Schumer the fuck out, and replacing them with people who will make impeaching Trump a priority.
*What makes him think he’ll be majority leader?* We don’t need lukewarm, moderate garbage.
Ok, so, who’s challenging Jeffries?
Well then what the fuck is?