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(DC Pundit) – There are two things Democrats in Washington do exceptionally well: dodge accountability and crank up the inflammatory rhetoric until something goes terribly wrong. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has apparently decided to master both, and President Donald Trump isn’t about to let it slide without a fight.
Following the most recent assassination attempt on his life, Trump took to Truth Social, going after Jeffries for language that many Republicans believe helped create a climate ripe for political violence. “This lunatic, Hakeem ‘Low IQ’ Jeffries, should be charged with INCITING VIOLENCE!” Trump posted, alongside an image of Jeffries standing near a photo of Trump bearing the words “maximum warfare, everywhere all the time.” Paired with that was a screenshot from footage showing gunman Cory Tomas Allen arriving at the White House Correspondents Association dinner. Not exactly a great look for the House Minority Leader.
Trump didn’t stop there, adding, “The Radical Left Democrats actually want to Destroy our Country.”
𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗝. 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝟱.𝟬𝟳.𝟮𝟲 𝟬𝟵:𝟬𝟱 𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗦𝗧
`This lunatic, Hakeem “Low IQ” Jeffries, should be charged with INCITING VIOLENCE! The Radical Left Democrats actually want to Destroy our Country. President DJT pic.twitter.com/wqVEU5rWEw
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) May 8, 2026
When Jeffries was asked about the “maximum warfare” comment he made, his response was about as tone-deaf as you’d expect. “I stand by it,” he told Axios, before brushing off Republican criticism entirely. “You can continue to criticize me for it. I don’t give a damn about the criticism … get lost,” he said. Real statesmanlike stuff, Hakeem.
Republican Rep. Randy Fine of Florida was having absolutely none of it. “So-called Hakeem Jeffries is a disgrace to the United States Congress,” Fine posted on X. “He is deranged, disgusting and violent. It is unacceptable that House Democrats continue to remain silent in the aftermath of his call for ‘maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time’ against Republicans,” he wrote, adding, “Their casual acceptance of hateful and divisive language enables this out-of-control behavior.”
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) just called White House Press Secretary Leavitt a “stone cold liar” for highlighting the violent rhetoric Democrats have spewed for years.
Jeffries is mad that Democrats are being exposed as promoters of violence. Republicans rarely riot. It’s usually…
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) April 27, 2026
Violent rhetoric has taken over the mainstream Democrat Party.
The Left’s incendiary language, from Jasmine Crockett to Hakeem Jeffries, is fueling the political violence we are seeing.
It’s sick, dangerous, and irresponsible. pic.twitter.com/3ZZO1gGybF
— Jim Banks (@Jim_Banks) May 1, 2026
Jeffries, who has represented New York’s 8th Congressional District since 2013, became House Minority Leader in January 2023 — a role that, one would assume, carries with it at least a baseline expectation of responsible leadership. Apparently, nobody passed that memo along. When a gunman shows up at a prominent event and your own inflammatory words are being displayed right alongside his image on social media, the politically savvy — and frankly, human — response is to show some humility and walk it back. Instead, Jeffries told his critics to “get lost.” The silence from the rest of the Democratic Party has been deafening, and that silence speaks volumes about just how far off the rails the left has gone.
URGENT: CLICK TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE LEFT!
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