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How a Hakeem Jeffries quote about ‘maximum warfare’ spread without context - Poynter

Poynter·Amy Sherman·about 1 month ago
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After law enforcement thwarted a potential attack on the White House correspondents’ dinner with President Donald Trump and top leaders, Republican commentators accused Democrats of using violent rhetoric. A remark by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., popped up repeatedly on TV and online. “I heard Hakeem Jeffries say this week ‘its maximum warfare all the time,’” CNN conservative pundit Scott Jennings  said  April 26.  “We have a violent streak on the left and a rhetoric problem on the left.” The  Republican National Committee responded  on X to  Jeffries condemning political violence on a Sunday political show , sharing a clip of his “maximum warfare” remark and asking if he will “apologize and condemn this type of violent rhetoric.” Republican Reps.  Andrew Clyde  of Georgia and  Randy Fine  of Florida also criticized Jeffries’ comment, while Tim Young, a conservative pundit, said Jeffries  “caused”  this.…

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