Hakeem Jeffries

Now it seems like Secretary of State Marco Rubio is doing that as well.

What do you make of that?

What do you make of the approach the president has, his team has right now, to Vladimir Putin and to a potential meeting with him?

Well, I think, one, the president should actually be focused right now on reopening the government immediately, on reaching a bipartisan spending agreement immediately, and addressing the Republican healthcare crisis immediately.

In terms of the war of aggression that Russia has launched against Ukraine, the American people are with the Ukrainian people and we are with the Ukrainian people.

because Ukraine is not just fighting for its territorial integrity.

They are standing on the right side of democracy, of freedom, and of truth.

And Russia is on the side of authoritarianism, of tyranny, and of propaganda.

And in that kind of situation, we should always be standing up for principles that are consistent with who we are as Americans.

That means standing with Ukraine.

And Donald Trump continues to, in different ways, play footsie with Vladimir Putin, who is a sworn enemy of the United States of America.

Congress probably needs to act, both in the House and the Senate, in terms of increasing the economic sanctions on Russia.

And the only reason why Republicans haven't moved legislation that they themselves support is because apparently they've been ordered

uh not to bring this legislation forward by donald trump i assume you applaud what the treasury secretary did yesterday putting those sanctions on the russian oil companies it's a step in the right direction but there's more decisive action that needs to be taken

It's disrespectful to the great state of Arizona, and it's disrespectful to the House of Representatives.

They'd rather keep the government shut down than provide affordable health care and extend the tax credits for everyday Americans, for working class Americans, and for middle class Americans.

Well, the so-called White House press secretary is an unhinged disgrace.

If she's opening her mouth, it means that she's lying.

And clearly, we've seen that in this context.

The protests that are going to take place today, the peaceful expression of dissent, is entirely consistent with the American way.