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Hakeem Jeffries: “The economy is collapsing. It's a train wreck.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 20:14

Instead of insulting people all over the world, and I'm not really worried about what he has to say about me, but he's insulting our allies. He's worsening the United States security posture in doing so. He's fighting with his own MAGA base. The economy is collapsing. It's a train wreck. Which is why it's going to take Democrats to get things back on track. You talked to Johnson about bisa. Did he lead you into where they are? (20:14–20:19)

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Asserts that the U.S. economy is collapsing.

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