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Hakeem Jeffries: “Republicans woke up this morning and realized that they are…”

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Hakeem Jeffries holds presser after landslide election

Published November 5, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:12

… in the White House so we can actually deliver an America of the people, by the people and for the people. Democrats have all of the momentum in the world. Republicans woke up this morning and realized that they are no longer in a 2024 electoral environment. That's over and they're done. They've lost any temporary progress that they've made with working class American gone. Any progress that they've made with the Hispanic community gone. (01:12–01:22)

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Asserts that Republicans are no longer in a favorable electoral environment for 2024.

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