{"id":2606047,"date":"2026-05-22T18:01:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T22:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-coined-dumocrat-after-watching-jeffries-speak\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T18:02:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T22:02:23","slug":"trump-says-he-coined-dumocrat-after-watching-jeffries-speak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-coined-dumocrat-after-watching-jeffries-speak\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he coined &#8216;dumocrat&#8217; after watching Jeffries speak"},"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\">18<\/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%2Ftrump-says-he-coined-dumocrat-after-watching-jeffries-speak%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=2606047&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>During a new York State visit, President Donald trump renewed his feud with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, mocking him as \u201clow IQ\u201d and explaining he coined the nickname \u201cdumocrat\u201d by tying it to how he views Democrats\u2019 intellect and policies. Trump said removing the \u201cB\u201d from \u201cDemocrat\u201d makes the word \u201cdumocrat,\u201d and argued their policies are \u201cvery dumb.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>The remarks add to a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >months-long back-<\/a>and-forth, with Jeffries previously challenging Trump to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-gaetz-defends-his-decision-to-criticize-rep-cheney\/\" title=\"Rep. Gaetz defends his decision to criticize Rep. Cheney\">public debate<\/a> after Trump insulted him. The article notes that Jeffries coudl be a major obstacle to Trump\u2019s agenda if Democrats regain control of the House this November.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump <\/a>escalated his feud with House Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"790\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) on Friday during a visit to their mutual home turf of New York State. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at an event in Rockland County with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and New York Giants quarterback <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4580187\/trump-forges-friendship-giants-quarterback-jaxson-dart-new-york-swing\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4580187\/trump-forges-friendship-giants-quarterback-jaxson-dart-new-york-swing\/\">Jaxson Dart<\/a>, Trump told the crowd how he came up with the mocking nickname of \u201cdumocrat\u201d for Democrats.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4580208\/trump-says-economy-lifted-5-million-off-food-stamps-16-months\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says his economy has lifted 5 million people off food stamps in 16 months<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4580081\/democrats-celebrate-gabbards-resignation-as-republicans-thank-her\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats celebrate Gabbard\u2019s resignation, as Republicans thank her<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4579840\/tulsi-gabbard-exit-trump-cabinet-fuels-queries-who-is-next\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Tulsi Gabbard\u2019s exit from the Trump administration fuels questions of who is next<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was thinking about this character we have in the House, his name is Hakeem Jeffries, and he\u2019s a low-IQ person, very low IQ,\u201d Trump said. \u201cI watched what he was saying, and what the horrible things he was saying, and I said he\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/norm-macdonald-and-the-economics-of-comedy\/\" title=\"Norm Macdonald &amp; The Economics of Comedy\">dumb guy<\/a>. I said, wait a minute, he\u2019s a dumocrat, that\u2019s how I got the name.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou take the E out, you don\u2019t use the B,\u201d added Trump. \u201cThey\u2019re dumb. They are dumocrats, you know why? Because their policies are dumb. Their policies are very dumb.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s comments were only the latest in a monthslong public back-and-forth with Jeffries, who could become a major thorn in the president\u2019s agenda if Democrats retake the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\" type=\"category\" id=\"1250\">House<\/a> this November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4561513\/trump-jeffries-feud-grows\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4561513\/trump-jeffries-feud-grows\/\">TRUMP AND JEFFRIES COULD BECOME WASHINGTON\u2019S ULTIMATE ODD COUPLE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month, Jeffries responded to Trump calling him \u201clow IQ\u201d by challenging the president to a<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4540579\/hakeem-jeffries-challenges-trump-to-debate\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4540579\/hakeem-jeffries-challenges-trump-to-debate\/\"> public debate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s extraordinary to me that Donald Trump keeps recycling this \u2018low IQ\u2019 insult,\u201d Jeffries said at the time. \u201cThis from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-michelle-obamas-mother-did-not-die-in-july-2022\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: No, Michelle Obama\u2019s Mother Did Not Die In July 2022\">dumbest president<\/a> ever to sit at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and there\u2019s not even really a close second.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump intensified his feud with Jeffries during a New York visit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2606048,"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\/2026\/05\/image-collage-bo8k53ur4-1778283070806-e1778284135656.jpg?1779471359&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32923,32319,32854,32171,5894],"class_list":["post-2606047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democratic-party","tag-donald-trump","tag-hakeem-jeffries","tag-political-commentary","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-collage-bo8k53ur4-1778283070806-e1778284135656.jpg?1779471359&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606047","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\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2606047"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2606051,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606047\/revisions\/2606051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2606048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2606047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2606047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2606047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}