House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries/Image: Video screenshot via CSPAN
Following another assassination attempt against President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (WHCD), Senate Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is doubling down on his violent rhetoric, calling for ‘maximum warfare’ against the GOP.
Last week, only days before the attempt, Jeffries’ message to Democrats was to inflict “MAXIMUM WARFARE. EVERYWHERE. ALL THE TIME.”
This is Democrat Hakeem Jeffries 4 days before a Democrat assassin tried to kill the entire Trump Administration. Hakeem is the leader for ALL the Democrats in the House of Representatives.
His message to Democrats was: “MAXIMUM WARFARE. EVERYWHERE. ALL THE TIME.”
Pure evil. pic.twitter.com/Ks2YWgFarV
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) April 26, 2026
Following the shooting at the WHCD, an apologist, masquerading as a reporter, made every effort to help Jeffries with her carefully phrased “question” that attempted to provide some element of cover for his violent rhetoric.
The reporter asked, “Mr. Leader, I know you said you stand by your comments. At the same time, you have been the subject of threats as well.”
“So with respect to this comment about maximum warfare, even if it’s about redistricting, why not tone down the language here in this moment?”
After a screed of deflection and regurgitation of fake news, Jeffries answered, “As it relates to anything that has been said, certainly as it relates to the comment related to maximum warfare everywhere all the time in connection with the redistricting battle that Republicans launched, I stand by it.”
“You can continue to criticize me for it.”
“I don’t give a damn about your criticism.”
Moments Ago: A visibly agitated Hakeem Jeffries says “I stand by” calling for “maximum warfare” against Republicans.
“You can continue to criticize me for it, I don’t give a damn about your criticism!”
Unhinged. pic.twitter.com/AxINVt4HZA
— NRCC (@NRCC) April 27, 2026
Former Deputy Director of the FBI Dan Bongino joined Fox News and addressed Jeffries directly.
“You addressed earlier, Hakeem Jeffries, talking about this civility thing.”
“Listen, Hakeem, we’re not asking for civility, guy! We’re just asking that YOUR Democrats just stop trying to shoot President Trump, okay?!”
“Forget civility! We don’t give a DAMN if you’re nice and if you write respectfully at the end of your emails.”
“Just please stop trying to shoot the president! Like, can we just agree on that, Mr. Jeffries?!”
Watch:
Dan Bongino paused mid-sentence on Fox News to deliver a HEATED request straight to Democrat Rep. Hakeem Jeffries:
“We’re just asking that YOUR Democrats just stop trying to shoot President Trump, okay?!”
BONGINO: “Hey, I got to address one thing though.”
“You addressed… pic.twitter.com/bkfmCKri5n
— Overton (@overton_news) April 28, 2026
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