BREAKING: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries torches Republicans for trying to kick two top Democrats out of their established "hideaway" Capitol offices in the wake of Kevin McCarthy's ejection from the Speakership.
Earlier this week, Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry announced that he would be kicking former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Representative Steny Hoyer out of their offices. Presumably, the incredibly classless move was payback for voting to remove McCarthy.
Jeffries — who is increasingly becoming one of the Republican Party's most hated enemies — called the move "petty, partisan, and petulant" which is honestly a perfect description of MAGA in general.
He went on to say that Democrats have to find a "way out" of the disfunction and chaos that Republicans have created during their time controlling the House.
Jeffries correctly stated that the efforts to boot Pelosi and Hoyer from their offices are part of a desperate attempt to lash out, distract, and shift blame.
He called on Republicans to confront the "extremism that has spread unchecked" through their party. It's an admirable exhortation, but don't hold your breath waiting for right-wingers to heed it.
"The House should be restructured to promote governance by consensus and facilitate up-or-down votes on bills that have strong bipartisan support," he stated.
"Under the current procedural landscape, a small handful of extreme members on the Rules Committee or in the House Republican conference can prevent common-sense legislation from seeing the light of day," he added.
