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Hakeem Jeffries: “Only Congress can rename the Kennedy Center.”

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

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Leader Jeffries Holds Press Conference as Republicans Run Out of Town

Published | Video Starts at 24:57

Allegedly, the Kennedy center after Donald J. Trump. These are sick people. Something is really wrong with these folks. And here's the final thing. They don't have the power to do it. Only Congress can rename the Kennedy Center. The wannabe king and his sycophantic minions can't do it. But they're going to create a spectacle across the country and everybody's going to chase this story. (24:57–25:02)

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Asserts that Congress has the sole authority to rename the Kennedy Center.

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