Over the last few years, Democrats have regularly accused Republicans of being election deniers.
Now, they have chosen one as a leader.
Dems just chose Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to be the new minority leader in the House. Jeffries has a long record of being an election denier.
Breitbart News reports:
Democrat Election Denier Hakeem Jeffries Elected House Minority Leader
House Democrats on Wednesday elected Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) as minority leader after he repeatedly denied the legitimacy of the 2016 election.
Jeffries, 52, a lawyer from Brooklyn, will now lead the House Democrats after Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) stepped aside earlier this month to make way for a “new generation to lead the Democratic Caucus.”
Jeffries ran unopposed for the position and made history as one of the first election deniers to win a political party’s caucus in either chamber. Jeffries is also the first black congressman to become a minority leader.
The New York congressman was first elected to Congress in 2013 and has served as the chair of the House Democrat Caucus since 2019.
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“This is a moment of transition,” Jeffries told reporters Tuesday night. “We stand on the shoulders of giants, but are also looking forward to being able to do what’s necessary at this moment to advance the issues.”
Here’s a walk down memory lane with Jeffries.
THREAD: Here are 8 times Hakeem Jeffries — the Democrats' new House leader — denied election results.
1. Jeffries said "the more we learn about 2016 election the more ILLEGITIMATE it becomes." pic.twitter.com/cjMYeKIsCs
— Kyle Martinsen (@KyleMartinsen_) November 30, 2022
2. Jeffries claimed Russia “artificially” made Trump president. pic.twitter.com/atKthob0Oz
— Kyle Martinsen (@KyleMartinsen_) November 30, 2022
3. Jeffries claimed multiple congressional seats were “stolen by rogue Republican operatives.” pic.twitter.com/eRF5CoICe0
— Kyle Martinsen (@KyleMartinsen_) November 30, 2022
4. Jeffries accused Republicans of cheating in the 2016 presidential election. pic.twitter.com/hk5ZomRwX9
— Kyle Martinsen (@KyleMartinsen_) November 30, 2022
5. Jeffries said there was a "cloud of illegitimacy that continues to hang over" the Trump White House and we need "to try to figure out what the heck happened" in the 2016 election.pic.twitter.com/YLPrRWIHW9
— Kyle Martinsen (@KyleMartinsen_) November 30, 2022
6. Jeffries said the "legitimacy of Trump's presidential election" was "in doubt" pic.twitter.com/NadXTKucia
— Kyle Martinsen (@KyleMartinsen_) November 30, 2022
7. Jeffries said "the cloud of illegitimacy hanging over 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. grows stronger by the day." pic.twitter.com/QhkRZsWpjG
— Kyle Martinsen (@KyleMartinsen_) November 30, 2022
8. Jeffries tweeted "history will never accept" Trump "as a legitimate President." pic.twitter.com/SHHNc3qn4b
— Kyle Martinsen (@KyleMartinsen_) November 30, 2022
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