{"id":2612135,"date":"2026-06-08T18:32:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T22:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-slams-trump-for-bringing-maga-circus-into-town-for-knicks-game\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T18:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T22:33:18","slug":"jeffries-slams-trump-for-bringing-maga-circus-into-town-for-knicks-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-slams-trump-for-bringing-maga-circus-into-town-for-knicks-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeffries slams Trump for bringing &#8216;MAGA circus&#8217; into town for Knicks game"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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-slams-trump-for-bringing-maga-circus-into-town-for-knicks-game%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=2612135&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>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, wearing Knicks gear, criticized President Donald Trump for \u201cinjecting himself\u201d into the NBA Finals as Trump prepares to attend Game 3 at Madison Square Garden between the Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. Jeffries said Trump doesn\u2019t seem to understand Knicks-associated people and referenced a supposed lack of knowledge about Karl Rove versus Karl-Anthony Towns.<\/p>\n<p>Trump will become the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals game, and the White House framed the visit as part of Trump\u2019s passion as a longtime sports fan. However, the appearance has led to disruptions for fans, including the cancellation of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-bringing-an-entourage-and-security-disruption-to-nba-finals\/\" title=\"... bringing an entourage and security disruption to ...\">outdoor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caitlyn-jenner-o-j-simpson-told-nicole-brown-ill-kill-you-and-get-away-with-it\/\" title=\"Caitlyn Jenner: O.J. Simpson Told Nicole Brown &#039;I&#039;ll Kill You and Get Away with It&#039;\">viewing party<\/a><\/a> near the arena. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-mamdani-not-likely-to-meet-at-knicks-game\/\" title=\"... and Mamdani not likely to meet at ... game\">additional watch party<\/a> will be held at Bryant Park, alongside othre locations, inviting fans and boroughs across the city to watch together.  <\/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\">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), decked out in Knicks gear, jabbed at President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Monday for \u201cinjecting himself\u201d into the NBA Finals, ahead of the president\u2019s attendance at Game 3 between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt also is not clear to me that Donald Trump is a big Knicks fan,\u201d Jeffries told reporters. \u201cI mean, does this guy even know the difference between Karl Rove and Karl-Anthony Towns? I don\u2019t think so.\u201d<\/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\/house\/4599672\/jeffries-fisa-extension-pulte-removal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jeffries won\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >support spy powers extension<\/a> unless Trump fires Bill Pulte<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4599614\/mike-johnson-los-angeles-mayor-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mike Johnson says Los Angeles mayor result \u2018stinks to high heaven\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4597537\/government-spy-powers-fisa-702-deadline-congress\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Government spy powers to lapse Friday unless Congress can strike deal<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Towns is a center for the Knicks, while Rove is a Republican political pundit and former deputy chief of staff to George W. Bush.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeffries continued, \u201cHe\u2019s just injecting himself into the NBA Finals because he always has to bring the MAGA circus into town, and that\u2019s unfortunate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump will be the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nba-finals-trump-knicks-new-york-7b43bea56ff57b48f72d365efd1b7ddb\">first sitting president to attend<\/a> an NBA Finals game, which will be at Madison Square Garden on Monday night. The president will be joined by White House communications director Steven Cheung and Office of Presidential Personnel Director Dan Scavino, according to people familiar with the president\u2019s plans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSports are at the forefront of American culture, and President Trump loves them as the people\u2019s president,\u201d White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cAs a lifelong fan, the president looks forward to watching the Knicks compete to bring home their first NBA championship in more than 50 years at Madison Square Garden tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4599522\/trump-bringing-entourage-security-disruptions-game-3-knicks-spurs\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4599522\/trump-bringing-entourage-security-disruptions-game-3-knicks-spurs\/\"><strong>TRUMP BRINGING AN ENTOURAGE AND SECURITY DISRUPTIONS TO GAME 3 OF KNICKS-SPURS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Trump\u2019s appearance is causing disruptions in viewing and attendance plans for the game, with the Knicks being forced to cancel an outdoor viewing party outside the arena. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who will also be at the game, said the city will instead host a viewing party at Bryant Park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese watch parties have become a celebration of New York City itself,\u201d Mamdani said. \u201cFrom every borough and every neighborhood, this city has come together to cheer on the Knicks and share in a moment that belongs to all of us. That\u2019s why we\u2019re adding Bryant Park as an additional watch party location, so even more fans can be part of this incredible Knicks Finals run. Whether you join us in Bryant Park, Central Park or at Brooklyn Bowl, we invite New Yorkers to come together and support our team. Let\u2019s go Knicks.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeffries, in Knicks gear, criticized Trump for \u201cinjecting\u201d into NBA Finals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2966,"featured_media":2612136,"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\/06\/AP26159709893732.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50470,11181,81039,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2612135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-jeffries-2","tag-knicks","tag-maga-circus","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26159709893732.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612135","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\/2966"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2612135"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2612139,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612135\/revisions\/2612139"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2612136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2612135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2612135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2612135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}