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Hakeem Jeffries

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1103 total appearances

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Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump Pretends He's Above the Law (feat. Leader Hakeem Jeffries)

Of course, there was a lot of disappointment upon losing in November, but there are clear differences right now. We've got the Republicans on the run on the economy, on healthcare, on social security, all of the things that are inconsistent with what they promised to do. which was to drive down the high cost of living. But costs aren't going down, they're going up.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump Pretends He's Above the Law (feat. Leader Hakeem Jeffries)

And Donald Trump and Republicans are actually cratering the economy, crashing the economy in real time, and they are driving us toward a Republican recession. And the American people are starting to see that, and it's having an impact.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump Pretends He's Above the Law (feat. Leader Hakeem Jeffries)

And Donald Trump and Republicans are actually cratering the economy, crashing the economy in real time, and they are driving us toward a Republican recession. And the American people are starting to see that, and it's having an impact.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump Pretends He's Above the Law (feat. Leader Hakeem Jeffries)

And Donald Trump and Republicans are actually cratering the economy, crashing the economy in real time, and they are driving us toward a Republican recession. And the American people are starting to see that, and it's having an impact.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump Pretends He's Above the Law (feat. Leader Hakeem Jeffries)

Well, I definitely think it goes beyond we're not him, right? On the one hand, we are involved, at least at the congressional level, in stopping bad things from happening. And so we're in active legislative combat. They want to enact the largest Medicaid cut in American history. That is going to hurt families, hurt children,

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump Pretends He's Above the Law (feat. Leader Hakeem Jeffries)

Well, I definitely think it goes beyond we're not him, right? On the one hand, we are involved, at least at the congressional level, in stopping bad things from happening. And so we're in active legislative combat. They want to enact the largest Medicaid cut in American history. That is going to hurt families, hurt children,

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump Pretends He's Above the Law (feat. Leader Hakeem Jeffries)

Well, I definitely think it goes beyond we're not him, right? On the one hand, we are involved, at least at the congressional level, in stopping bad things from happening. And so we're in active legislative combat. They want to enact the largest Medicaid cut in American history. That is going to hurt families, hurt children,

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump Pretends He's Above the Law (feat. Leader Hakeem Jeffries)

hurt seniors, hurt people with disabilities, hurt everyday Americans, close hospitals, close nursing homes. Communities across the country will be hurt. And we have a moral obligation to draw a clear contrast between what we're fighting for, health care for the American people, and the fact that Republicans are actively trying to take it away. And that's going to be critical.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump Pretends He's Above the Law (feat. Leader Hakeem Jeffries)

hurt seniors, hurt people with disabilities, hurt everyday Americans, close hospitals, close nursing homes. Communities across the country will be hurt. And we have a moral obligation to draw a clear contrast between what we're fighting for, health care for the American people, and the fact that Republicans are actively trying to take it away. And that's going to be critical.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump Pretends He's Above the Law (feat. Leader Hakeem Jeffries)

hurt seniors, hurt people with disabilities, hurt everyday Americans, close hospitals, close nursing homes. Communities across the country will be hurt. And we have a moral obligation to draw a clear contrast between what we're fighting for, health care for the American people, and the fact that Republicans are actively trying to take it away. And that's going to be critical.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump Pretends He's Above the Law (feat. Leader Hakeem Jeffries)

And we're going to need the American people with us. and we believe the American people are with us on this fight and we will protect Medicaid, we will protect the healthcare of the American people. That's critical. That's critical. So we have to draw that contrast. We have to draw a contrast between us and the Republicans in terms of this assault on social security.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump Pretends He's Above the Law (feat. Leader Hakeem Jeffries)

And we're going to need the American people with us. and we believe the American people are with us on this fight and we will protect Medicaid, we will protect the healthcare of the American people. That's critical. That's critical. So we have to draw that contrast. We have to draw a contrast between us and the Republicans in terms of this assault on social security.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump Pretends He's Above the Law (feat. Leader Hakeem Jeffries)

And we're going to need the American people with us. and we believe the American people are with us on this fight and we will protect Medicaid, we will protect the healthcare of the American people. That's critical. That's critical. So we have to draw that contrast. We have to draw a contrast between us and the Republicans in terms of this assault on social security.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump Pretends He's Above the Law (feat. Leader Hakeem Jeffries)

And it's all connected to a Republican plan, which is often set in motion, which is demonize, downsize, privatize. So they've demonized Social Security, made stuff up about the fraud that doesn't exist. Elon Musk has said the quiet part out loud. He said, Social Security is a Ponzi scheme. No, Social Security is not a Ponzi scheme. The Trump administration is a Ponzi scheme right now.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump Pretends He's Above the Law (feat. Leader Hakeem Jeffries)

And it's all connected to a Republican plan, which is often set in motion, which is demonize, downsize, privatize. So they've demonized Social Security, made stuff up about the fraud that doesn't exist. Elon Musk has said the quiet part out loud. He said, Social Security is a Ponzi scheme. No, Social Security is not a Ponzi scheme. The Trump administration is a Ponzi scheme right now.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump Pretends He's Above the Law (feat. Leader Hakeem Jeffries)

And it's all connected to a Republican plan, which is often set in motion, which is demonize, downsize, privatize. So they've demonized Social Security, made stuff up about the fraud that doesn't exist. Elon Musk has said the quiet part out loud. He said, Social Security is a Ponzi scheme. No, Social Security is not a Ponzi scheme. The Trump administration is a Ponzi scheme right now.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump Pretends He's Above the Law (feat. Leader Hakeem Jeffries)

Because they promised to lower the high cost of living. In fact, said that costs were going to go down on day one. Costs aren't going down, they're going up. Instead, they are actively going after things like Social Security, which they promised to protect. That's the Ponzi scheme. And so they've demonized social security. We've got to point that out to the American people why they're doing it.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump Pretends He's Above the Law (feat. Leader Hakeem Jeffries)

Because they promised to lower the high cost of living. In fact, said that costs were going to go down on day one. Costs aren't going down, they're going up. Instead, they are actively going after things like Social Security, which they promised to protect. That's the Ponzi scheme. And so they've demonized social security. We've got to point that out to the American people why they're doing it.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump Pretends He's Above the Law (feat. Leader Hakeem Jeffries)

Because they promised to lower the high cost of living. In fact, said that costs were going to go down on day one. Costs aren't going down, they're going up. Instead, they are actively going after things like Social Security, which they promised to protect. That's the Ponzi scheme. And so they've demonized social security. We've got to point that out to the American people why they're doing it.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump Pretends He's Above the Law (feat. Leader Hakeem Jeffries)

Now they're downsizing the social security administration, closing offices, increasing wait times, making it harder for people to access their hard-earned benefits. That's part of the downsizing that is underway ultimately, so they can try to make the case that Social Security should be privatized, which is what they've wanted to do for decades.