{"id":2455351,"date":"2025-07-03T15:03:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hakeem-jeffries-theatrical-house-floor-stunt-to-stop-big-beautiful-bill-backfires-has-opposite-effect\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T15:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:05:09","slug":"hakeem-jeffries-theatrical-house-floor-stunt-to-stop-big-beautiful-bill-backfires-has-opposite-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hakeem-jeffries-theatrical-house-floor-stunt-to-stop-big-beautiful-bill-backfires-has-opposite-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"Hakeem Jeffries&#8217; Theatrical House Floor Stunt to Stop &#8216;Big Beautiful Bill&#8217; Backfires, Has Opposite Effect"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fhakeem-jeffries-theatrical-house-floor-stunt-to-stop-big-beautiful-bill-backfires-has-opposite-effect%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=2455351&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>In a heated debate within the house of Representatives regarding President Donald Trump&#8217;s proposed &#8220;Big Gorgeous Bill,&#8221; House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has taken a dramatic stance, labeling the legislation a &#8220;crime scene&#8221; due to it&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democrat-senator-urges-biden-to-reverse-on-keystone-pipeline-14-ags-threaten-legal-action\/\" title=\"Top Democrat Senator Urges Biden To Reverse On Keystone Pipeline, 14 AGs Threaten Legal Action\">potential impacts<\/a> on healthcare. Speaking passionately on the House floor, Jeffries claimed the bill could lead to the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans by cutting Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act by an estimated $800 billion. His fervent rhetoric backfired as reports emerged of GOP members reassessing their support for the bill positively after witnessing his performance. Critics suggest that Jeffries might need a more balanced approach, as his approach appears to alienate potential bipartisan support, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >echoing past political tactics<\/a> with limited success.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>As the House of Representatives duke it out over President Donald Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;Big Beautiful Bill,&rdquo; House Minority Leader and New York Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is trying to whip up a frenzy of opposition.<\/p>\n<p>But that plan is apparently backfiring.<\/p>\n<p>Footage of Jeffries speaking on the House floor was posted to X on Wednesday, where the New York Democrat labeled Trump&rsquo;s bill a &ldquo;crime scene.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People will die, tens of thousands, perhaps year after year after year as a result of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hearing-room-erupts-chaos-dem-rep-makes-vile-comment-pro-life-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republican<\/a> assault on the healthcare of the American people,&rdquo; he claimed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sad. I never thought I&rsquo;d be on the House floor saying that this is a crime scene,&rdquo; Jeffries ranted.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; Hakeem Jeffries goes off the rails, accusing Trump and Republicans of causing the death of THOUSANDS because of the Big Beautiful Bill.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People will DIE! Tens of thousands! Perhaps year after year! &hellip; This is a CRIME SCENE!&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i4b7BxF2kT\">pic.twitter.com\/i4b7BxF2kT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TVNewsNow\/status\/1940745676008444062?\">July 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For context, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HANKonX\/status\/1940730561376493819\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">it was reported<\/a> Jeffries had been going on for several hours, trying to delay a final vote to pass the bill into the early hours of the morning.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries here is referring to significant cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act which<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/comparing-medicaid-cuts-house-senate-trump-big-beautiful-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> CBS News<\/a> reports totals to $800 billion.<\/p>\n<p>If the congressman was trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-dems-buying-influence-online-to-shape-public-opinion-ahead-of-trial-of-officer-accused-in-floyd-death\/\" title=\"Minneapolis Dems buying influence online to shape public opinion ahead of trial of officer accused in Floyd death\">rally support<\/a> behind his cause of opposing the bill, Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/church-security-guard-tells-brutally-honest-truth-halting-gunmans-advance-fatal-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J.D. Vance<\/a> made sure to note that it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saturdays-fun-fraud-facts-seven-unexplainable-results-that-reveal-democrats-didnt-even-try-to-hide-their-fraud\/\" title=\"Saturday&#039;s Fun Fraud Facts: Seven Unexplainable Results that Reveal Democrats Didn&#039;t Even Try to Hide Their Fraud\">wasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t working out.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;GOP Congressman just texted me: &lsquo;I was undecided on the bill but then I watched Hakeem Jeffries performance and now I&rsquo;m a firm yes,&#8217;&rdquo; Vance posted Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">GOP Congressman just texted me:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was undecided on the bill but then I watched Hakeem Jeffries performance and now I&rsquo;m a firm yes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance\/status\/1940744435874324894?\">July 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Whoops.<\/p>\n<p>Although this is only Vance&rsquo;s word, there&rsquo;s little reason to doubt him and, more importantly, Jeffries might want to try a different strategy if this is his current one&rsquo;s impact.<\/p>\n<p>The cameras are on.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries knows the ideologues in his party and ardent leftists see things his way.<\/p>\n<p>But those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harriss-rushed-campaign-plays-in-her-favor-democratic-strategists-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris\u2019s rushed campaign plays in her favor: Democratic strategists - Washington Examiner\">people aren&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t going to give him the votes he needs to stop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-trump-exhibits-altruism-highest-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> or his agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Bipartisanship and a more reasoned approach are the only things that could save Jeffries, but that is not in the playbook of Democrat leadership in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Again, making bombastic claims on television is certainly going to garner attention.<\/p>\n<p>It worked for Wisconsin Republican Sen. Joseph McCarthy but ultimately ended in his censure.<\/p>\n<p>If Vance&rsquo;s post is true, supporters of the bill should try to encourage Jeffries and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/poll-american-pride-begs-simple-question-democrats-hate-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats<\/a> to replicate this tactic.<\/p>\n<p>Get up in Congress and make everyone endure your unhinged rants.<\/p>\n<p>It seems like a surefire way to make Trump&rsquo;s agenda a reality for the next three and a half years.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Hakeem Jeffries is attempting to generate strong opposition. However, this strategy seems to be failing. A video of Jeffries on the House floor was shared on X, where he described Trump&#8217;s bill as a &#8220;crime scene.&#8221; He stated, &#8220;People will die-tens of thousands, perhaps year after year-due to the Republican attack on American healthcare.&#8221; Expressing his dismay, Jeffries remarked that he never expected to label the situation as a crime scene.<\/p>\n<p>For context, it has been reported that Jeffries spoke for several hours in an effort to delay a final vote on the bill into the early morning hours. He was referring to significant cuts totaling $800 billion affecting Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. If his goal was to rally support against the bill, Vice President J.D. Vance noted that it backfired; he shared a text from a GOP Congressman who said watching Jeffries made him change from undecided to supportive of the bill.<\/p>\n<p>While Vance&#8217;s account may not be verifiable, it suggests that Jeffries might need a new approach if this is how his current strategy is resonating. Although he appeals strongly to ideologues within his party who share his views, they won&#8217;t provide him with enough votes needed against Trump or his agenda. A more bipartisan and reasoned approach could potentially benefit him; however, such strategies are not typical for Democratic leadership in 2025. Making dramatic claims may attract attention but can also lead down an unproductive path-as seen historically with figures like Senator Joseph McCarthy whose tactics ultimately led to censure rather than success.<\/p>\n<p>If Vance&#8217;s claim holds true, supporters of Trump&#8217;s agenda might encourage Democrats like Jeffries to continue their impassioned speeches in Congress since it appears effective at solidifying support for Trump&#8217;s initiatives over the next few years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2455352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dollar-store-obama.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[55268,32854,58388,45560,35743],"class_list":["post-2455351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-big-beautiful-bill","tag-hakeem-jeffries","tag-house-floor-stunt","tag-legislative-strategy","tag-political-drama"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dollar-store-obama.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455351","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2455351"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2455355,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455351\/revisions\/2455355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2455352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2455351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2455351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2455351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}