{"id":2516549,"date":"2025-12-02T12:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hakeem-jeffries-sides-with-trump-in-attempt-to-drive-a-wedge-between-white-house-and-mike-johnson\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T12:53:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:53:58","slug":"hakeem-jeffries-sides-with-trump-in-attempt-to-drive-a-wedge-between-white-house-and-mike-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hakeem-jeffries-sides-with-trump-in-attempt-to-drive-a-wedge-between-white-house-and-mike-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"Hakeem Jeffries Sides with Trump in Attempt to Drive a Wedge Between White House and Mike Johnson"},"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\">34<\/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-sides-with-trump-in-attempt-to-drive-a-wedge-between-white-house-and-mike-johnson%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=2516549&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>Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries accused Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson of derailing a reported plan by former President Donald Trump&#8217;s management to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-to-return-to-full-employment-next-year-if-congress-passes-1-9-trillion-relief-bill-yellen\/\" title=\"US to Return to Full Employment Next ... if Congress Passes .9 Trillion Relief Bill: Yellen\">tax credits<\/a> for two years. The White House had proposed a framework to continue billions in ACA subsidies but withdrew it after GOP opposition. Jeffries criticized Johnson for preventing bipartisan progress on the issue, highlighting that Republicans have yet to agree on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >extending tax credits set<\/a> to expire at the end of the year. Senate Republicans have promised a vote on these subsidies as part of a deal to end the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-dismisses-motion-to-vacate-threat-ahead-of-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">house<\/a>-vote-on-45-day-continuing-resolution\/&#8221; title=&#8221;McCarthy rejects motion to remove threat before &#8230; vote on 45-day resolution.&#8221;>recent government shutdown<\/a>, but Johnson has not committed to such a vote or to bipartisan negotiations.Democrats are pushing for a three-year extension,while Republicans remain hesitant,wiht the deadline approaching.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries accused Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday of undermining President Donald Trump&rsquo;s reported plan to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits for two years.<\/p>\n<p>The White House reportedly laid out a framework last week to extend billions of dollars in ACA subsidies, but later scrapped the plan after receiving backlash from congressional Republicans. Jeffries blamed Johnson for the plan falling through during a time when Republicans have been unable to reach an agreement on the tax credits that are set to expire on Dec. 31.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It even appears that the Trump administration was ready to put forth a plan that would at least have been worthy of consideration, and that Mike Johnson tanked it,&rdquo; Jeffries said. &ldquo;So now, Mike Johnson wants to act like he&rsquo;s the Speaker of the House? Really, when it comes to the healthcare of the American people and possibly doing something bipartisan, he wants to act like he&rsquo;s in control when the reality is he&rsquo;s done nothing but bend the knee to Donald Trump since January 20. I mean, House Republicans have been nothing but a rubber-stamp for Donald Trump&rsquo;s extreme agenda since January 20.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And when it appears that Donald Trump actually might be willing to enter into a good faith, bipartisan negotiation to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits, House Republicans detonate the agreement,&rdquo; Jeffries continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jeffries: &#8220;It even appears that the Trump administration was ready to put forth a plan that would at least have been worthy of consideration, and that Mike Johnson tanked it. So now Mike Johnson wants to act like he&#8217;s the Speaker of the House?&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F50POczr9X\">pic.twitter.com\/F50POczr9X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/1995587700137869339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/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<p>The White House did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation&rsquo;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Republicans promised to hold a vote on the subsidies as part of a deal to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Johnson has not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/watch-johnson-says-he-wont-promise-aca-vote-in-the-house-as-part-of-a-shutdown-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">committed<\/a>&nbsp;to holding such a vote and rejected the idea of negotiating a bipartisan deal on the extensions.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries and many other congressional Democrats are calling for a three-year extension of the tax credits, which Republicans have not committed to. Senate Republicans, including Majority Leader John Thune, have <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/5628853-enhanced-health-subsidies-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highlighted<\/a> the lack of progress in potentially bringing a bipartisan deal to the table by the Christmas deadline.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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