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Hakeem Jeffries: “Donald Trump and Republicans have started a reckless and…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

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Published April 20, 2026 | Video Starts at 02:14

And Donald Trump has failed to keep his basic promises to the American people, which include his promise on election night that Donald Trump wasn't going to to start wars. He was going to stop them. Donald Trump and Republicans have started a reckless and costly war of choice in the Middle East. And they are spending billions of dollars a day to drop bombs overseas, but are unwilling to spend a dime to make life more affordable for the American people. (02:14–02:22)

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Asserts that Trump and Republicans initiated a costly war in the Middle East.

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“Costs aren't going down in the United States of America. Costs are going up.”
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“Gas prices are going to remain high for the foreseeable future.”
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“This is a direct result of Donald Trump plunging our country into this reckless and costly war choice with no evidence that Iran posed an…”
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“Donald Trump and Republican control of Congress has been a complete and total disaster on all the things and in all the ways.”
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“Donald Trump has failed to keep his basic promises to the American people, which include his promise on election night that Donald Trump…”
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“They [MAGA extremists] passed a resolution to celebrate themselves in their one big ugly bill which devastated the health care of the…”
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“House Democrats remain committed to ending this reckless war of choice and to focusing on the things that matter, starting with driving down…”
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“I've consistently supported the rescheduling of marijuana. It should not be classified as a Schedule 1 drug.”
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“I've been part of bipartisan efforts including the passage of the First Step act to deal with over criminalization in America.”
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“We know that the votes do exist to act legislatively and we've got to find a way to do so hopefully in this Congress.”
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“Donald Trump is holding a rally tonight to urge the people of Virginia to vote no.”
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“Republicans have spent tens of millions of dollars trying to convince the people of Virginia that Barack Obama, President Obama and that…”
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“The voters of Virginia have an opportunity to ensure that there's a fair national congressional map.”
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“Donald Trump and his extreme MAGA sycophants and state legislative bodies across the country were ordered by Donald Trump to gerrymander the…”
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“Iran would do right out of the gate was to close the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices and gasoline prices in this country and across the…”
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“We're going to continue to push for Congress, the House and the Senate to successfully move a war powers resolution to end this reckless and…”
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“Donald Trump said he was going to lower costs on day one. Costs haven't gone down, they've gone up.”
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“As a direct result of Donald Trump and Republican policies, including but not limited to the Trump tariffs, the refusal to extend the…”
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“Donald Trump launches this reckless and costly war of choice for a variety of reasons, including regime change.”
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“Gas prices in this country have skyrocketed beyond $4 per gallon.”
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“Last year they [the administration] said that Iran's nuclear program had been completely and totally obliterated.”
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“We're meeting with the Ethics Committee Democrats at some point this week.”
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“We are going to continue to advance war powers resolutions in the weeks to come.”
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