Jeffries to Republicans calling Biden speech too political: 'Get lost; you're a joke'
Source: The Hill
03/08/24 1:30 PM ET
The head of the House Democrats had some choice words Friday for those Republicans accusing President Biden of delivering an overly political State of the Union speech the night before. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) noted that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) attended the speech wearing a red Make America Great Again hat the campaign slogan for former President Trump while heckling Biden midspeech about border security.
Jeffries also pointed out the surprise appearance of former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) on the floor during Bidens speech. The Long Island Republican was expelled from Congress in December and faces almost two dozen criminal charges over a long series of ethics and campaign finance allegations, but he announced Thursday night that he intends to run for reelection in another district held by GOP Rep. Nick LaLota (N.Y.).
Given those breaches of decorum and House rules, Jeffries said, Republicans have no standing to chide others about flouting etiquette. That was an embarrassment last night. A complete embarrassment, Jeffries said Friday morning during a press briefing in the Capitol.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, whos basically running the Republican conference, shows up in campaign paraphernalia, and then these people want to lecture Joe Biden because he delivered a strong and forceful speech that made them uncomfortable because he exposed their lies and shamelessness? Jeffries continued. We have one message for extreme MAGA Republicans who want to lecture us about decorum: Get lost; youre a joke. Exhibit A: Marjorie Taylor Greene. Exhibit B: George Santos.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4519390-jeffries-biden-speech-republicans-get-lost/
JustAnotherGen
(31,902 posts)And I want to see more of this dismissive attitude towards the right. They are petulant spoiled brats who can dish it out - but can't take it back.
Hakeem does dismissive very well.
yellowdogintexas
(22,270 posts)he never fails to call them out
littlemissmartypants
(22,807 posts)erronis
(15,335 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,807 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,270 posts)mitch96
(13,925 posts)now they are trying stupid sh*t . Nothing is sticking...HA!
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FalloutShelter
(11,879 posts)BaronChocula
(1,587 posts)punch 'em in the fuckin' face.
Go on, Hakeem!
bigtime
(725 posts)A kick in the sack is absolutely the appropriate response.
msongs
(67,443 posts)calimary
(81,500 posts)soldierant
(6,926 posts)what "sack" implies?
barbaraann
(9,163 posts)And I rec'd your post.
DFW
(54,437 posts)As I try to say here often, the media gives republicans the white man pass. That's the pass given to white men who want to preserve Old White American Order. They get all the deference, benefit of the doubt, and all the preferential treatment.
sheshe2
(83,923 posts)Thank you Mr Jefferies. I can't wait until you hold the gavel!
Bayard
(22,154 posts)Take it to them, give them more to cry about.
onetexan
(13,061 posts)RainCaster
(10,916 posts)Joe hit it out of the park last night.
That is all.
AllaN01Bear
(18,423 posts)live love laugh
(13,137 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,430 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,807 posts)Morans!
rubbersole
(6,728 posts)That's going to leave a mark.
This is getting downright fun. 🍿🍺
Evolve Dammit
(16,773 posts)republianmushroom
(13,687 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,807 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(11,636 posts)I love seeing the Dems fight back.
Roy Rolling
(6,933 posts)Republicans are weirdos. Followers with any sense dont want to be labeled as a weirdo cult member if they sense the conventional wisdom is turning against Trumpism. They will stay for anything except being labeled a dull headed follower of weirdos.
Label the Republicans as infested and led by weirdos. Itll bring down the house from the inside.
LiberalFighter
(51,094 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,807 posts)riversedge
(70,305 posts)Aussie105
(5,436 posts)So say the sulky-sulk Republicans in a huffy-sulk.
Something they should have learn at school though.
The nice kids sit in the front and the naughty ones sit at the back. And get ignored.
Are we seeing the slow death of the Republican party?
Probably not, as long as the other back of the class sitting voters keep voting for them.
littlemissmartypants
(22,807 posts)Paladin
(28,273 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,807 posts)Thank You, Leader Jeffries!!