{"id":2328900,"date":"2024-08-22T00:16:55","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T04:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-compares-trump-to-old-boyfriend-who-wont-go-away-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T00:19:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T04:19:19","slug":"jeffries-compares-trump-to-old-boyfriend-who-wont-go-away-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-compares-trump-to-old-boyfriend-who-wont-go-away-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeffries compares Trump to &#8216;old boyfriend&#8217; who &#8216;won\u2019t go away&#8217; &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjeffries-compares-trump-to-old-boyfriend-who-wont-go-away-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2328900&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries expressed optimism about the Democratic Party&#8217;s prospects in the upcoming elections,\u200d predicting they would regain control of the\u2063 House.\u200d He emphasized the importance of unity and strategy among\u2064 Democrats, encouraging a proactive\u2064 approach \u200cthroughout the week. Jeffries praised President\u200d Joe\u200c Biden as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-6-best-bets-for-conservative-friendly-entertainment-this-summer\/\" title=\"The 6 Best Bets for Conservative-Friendly Entertainment this Summer\">significant leader<\/a> who recently endorsed\u2064 Vice President Kamala Harris to take\u2062 over the party&#8217;s presidential nomination. \u200bHe\u200b outlined\u200c Harris&#8217;s commitment to addressing various issues,\u2064 including healthcare and \u200bsocial\u200c security, and noted that she prioritizes the needs of the people. Jeffries also drew attention to former President \u2063Donald Trump, likening \u200bhim to an &#8216;old boyfriend&#8217; who \u200dremains persistent despite being unwanted, underlining the party&#8217;s intent to oppose Trump \u200das\u2063 a clear target in their campaign.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jeffries compares Trump to &lsquo;old boyfriend&rsquo; who &lsquo;won&rsquo;t go away&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1734119\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>CHICAGO &mdash;<\/strong>&nbsp;House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Minority<\/a> Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hakeem Jeffries <\/a>(D-NY) struck an optimistic note at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Convention<\/a> on Wednesday, predicting his party would take back the majority in the lower chamber come November.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nothing can stop Kamala Harris from becoming the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tees-up-a-golfball-says-hell-be-47th-president-of-the-united-states\/\" title=\"Trump Tees Up A Golfball, Says He\u2019ll Be \u201947th\u2019 President Of The United States\">47th president<\/a> of the United States of America,&rdquo; Jeffries told the crowd at Chicago&rsquo;s United Center. &ldquo;Nothing can stop House Democrats from taking back the majority.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Here&rsquo;s how we do it,&rdquo; he said before quoting from the Bible. &ldquo;Strategize on Sunday. Meet the moment on Monday. Take it to them on Tuesday. Work it out on Wednesday. Thank the Lord on Thursday. Fight the power on Friday. Set it off on Saturday. Get a few hours of sleep, wake up the next day, and do it all over again until joy, joy, joy comes in the morning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries described <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden<\/a> &ldquo;as one of the most consequential presidents of all time,&rdquo; remarks that come weeks after he reportedly told the president he feared losses in House races if he did not step aside as the Democrats&rsquo; presidential nominee. Under pressure from Jeffries and other congressional leaders, the president ultimately bowed out, endorsing Vice President Harris&rsquo;s bid to take over the ticket.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Last month, President Biden selflessly passed the torch to&nbsp;Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>, who is ready, willing, and able to fight for the people,&rdquo; Jeffries said.<\/p>\n<p>The House leader praised Harris as someone who &ldquo;will always put people over politics&rdquo; and would be a partner to congressional Democrats to lower costs, reform the immigration system and policing, and counter the climate crisis.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kamala Harris and House Democrats will protect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Social Security,<\/a> protect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/medicare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Medicare<\/a>, protect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/medicaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Medicaid<\/a>, protect the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/affordable-care-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Affordable Care Act<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-garvey-points-to-his-past-to-rival-schiff-on-understanding-california-workers\/\" title=\"Steve Garvey cites his experience to challenge Schiff&#039;s grasp on California workers&#039; needs\">protect working families<\/a>, protect the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/middle-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>middle class<\/a>, protect small businesses, protect free enterprise, protect our children, protect our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/seniors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>seniors<\/a>, protect our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/veterans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>veterans<\/a>, protect our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/unions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>unions<\/a>, protect our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/daca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>DREAMers<\/a>, protect our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>democracy<\/a>, and we will always protect a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>woman&rsquo;s freedom to make her own reproductive healthcare decisions<\/a>,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>But Jeffries earned his biggest applause line in criticizing former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, whom he compared to &ldquo;an old boyfriend who you broke up with but he just won&rsquo;t go away.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He has spent the last four years spinning the block, trying to get back into a relationship with the American people,&rdquo; the lawmaker said. &ldquo;Bro, we broke up with you for a reason.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump tried to destroy our democracy by lying about the election and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>inciting a violent mob to attack the Capitol<\/a>,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;Trump put three extreme justices on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Supreme Court<\/a> who destroyed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/roe-v-wade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/a>. We broke up with you for a reason. Donald Trump can spin the block all he wants, but there&rsquo;s no reason for us to ever get back together. Been there, done that. We&rsquo;re not going back.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris will accept this election cycle&rsquo;s Democratic nomination on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1734119\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1734119\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeffries likens Trump to an &#8216;ex-boyfriend&#8217; who &#8216;refuses to leave&#8217; CHICAGO \u2014 House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) expressed optimism at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, forecasting that his party would regain control of the House in November. \u201cNothing can prevent Kamala Harris from becoming the 47th president of the United States,\u201d Jeffries declared to attendees at Chicago\u2019s United Center. \u201cNothing can stop House Democrats from reclaiming the majority.\u201d He outlined a plan for success, quoting scripture: \u201cStrategize on Sunday. Meet the moment on Monday. Take it to them on Tuesday. Work it out on Wednesday. Thank the Lord on Thursday. Fight the power on Friday. Set it off on Saturday. Get some sleep, wake up and do it all over again until joy comes in the morning.\u201d Jeffries referred to Joe Biden as \u201cone of the most consequential presidents ever,\u201d comments made shortly after he reportedly expressed concerns about potential losses in House races if Biden remained as the Democratic presidential nominee. Under pressure from Jeffries and other leaders, Biden ultimately stepped aside and endorsed Vice President Harris for his position. \u201cLast month, President Biden selflessly passed the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris, who is ready and willing to advocate for our people,\u201d said Jeffries, praising her commitment to prioritizing people over politics while working alongside congressional Democrats to address issues like cost reduction, immigration reform, policing changes, and climate action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKamala Harris and House Democrats will safeguard Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and protect working families along with small businesses while ensuring a woman\u2019s right to make her own reproductive healthcare choices,\u201d he stated emphatically.<\/p>\n<p>However, his strongest applause came when he criticized former President Donald Trump by comparing him to &#8220;an old boyfriend who just won&#8217;t go away.&#8221; He remarked that Trump has spent four years trying unsuccessfully &#8220;to rekindle a relationship with Americans,&#8221; adding: &#8220;We broke up with you for a reason.&#8221; He accused Trump of attempting to undermine democracy by spreading lies about elections and inciting violence against Congress during an attack at Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump appointed three extreme justices who overturned Roe v. Wade,&#8221; he continued emphatically before reiterating: &#8220;We broke up with you for a reason; there\u2019s no chance we\u2019ll reunite\u2014been there done that; we\u2019re not going back.\u201d Harris is set to accept this election cycle&#8217;s Democratic nomination tomorrow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2328901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Hakeem-Jeffries-DNC.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[6386,13376,38911,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2328900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-comparison","tag-jeffries","tag-old-boyfriend","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Hakeem-Jeffries-DNC.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2328900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2328901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2328900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2328900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2328900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}