House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries
Coverage of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in the Nexus archive.
- Jeffries welcomes Democratic Socialists into the fold as critics warn party is revealing 'exactly who it is'
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries endorsed three Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates who won Democratic primaries, sparking debate over the Democratic Party's leftward shift. The candidates, including Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, and Darializa Avila Chevalier, face scrutiny over past social media posts and positions on issues like defunding the police and Israel.
- JONATHAN TURLEY: Speaker Jeffries' brother sounds chilling call to arms
Hasan Kwame Jeffries, a history professor and brother of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, called for citizens to emulate John Brown's violent abolitionist tactics, stating 'by any means necessary' to combat white supremacy. The article criticizes this as a dangerous endorsement of political violence, referencing Brown's 1856 Pottawatomie massacre and other academics like Stacey Patton who have similarly invoked Brown as a model for activism.