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Hakeem Jeffries: “Joe Biden was the president, Senate Democrats were in the…”

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

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Leader Jeffries on MSNBC's Way Too Early with Ali Vitali

Published | Video Starts at 07:59

I wonder if, given that you regret the way that the caucus acted when his job was in jeopardy. No, I think that every moment calls for the best possible decision. At the time, Joe Biden was the president, Senate Democrats were in the majority. We had a responsibility to continue to move forward, particularly in that instance where we needed to fund our ally, Ukraine, that's in a war, defending not just their territorial integrity, but also principles of democracy and freedom and truth. (07:59–08:05)

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Asserts that Joe Biden was president and Senate Democrats were in the majority at that time.

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