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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 23: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) holds a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on January 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. Jeffries said he had not heard from House Republican leadership or the White House about budget priorities or plans. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 29: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing the Laken Riley Act, the first piece of legislation passed during his second term in office, in the East Room of the White House on January 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. Jason Riley and Allyson Philips, the parents of 22-year-old Laken Riley, a University of Georgia nursing student who was murdered in 2024 by an undocumented immigrant, attended the signing ceremony. Among other measures, the law directs law enforcement authorities to detain and deport immigrants who are accused but not yet convicted of specific crimes, if they are in the country illegally. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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‘Have you no decency?’: Hakeem Jeffries shreds Donald Trump for being a lying non-leader in the wake of the Blackhawk collision

Jeffries is calling out what he sees as a misdirection play of epic proportions.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) — the three magical words that seem to be Donald Trump‘s go-to scapegoat for every calamity that befalls the nation. However, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries isn’t about to let Trump’s blame game slide, especially in the wake of the tragic Blackhawk collision that claimed numerous lives.

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In a press conference on Jan.31, 2025, Jeffries, alongside Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette Clarke, took aim at President Trump’s insensitive remarks. Just a day earlier, the nation was left reeling from a devastating midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk helicopter above the Potomac River. The aircraft, carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, had departed from Wichita, KS, while the helicopter, with three crew members onboard, was reportedly on a training flight. Tragically, the Washington, D.C. fire chief confirmed that the collision left no survivors

Trump’s reaction to this disaster? A curt social media dismissal as “NOT GOOD!!!” and a swift pivot at a press conference to blame DEI at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Speaking from the White House briefing room, he called the incident “a tragedy of terrible proportions” and declared that “brilliant people have to be in those positions.” For Trump, “brilliant” seems to mean “uniformly unvaried,” which sounds like a polite way of excluding any room for diversity.

Jeffries, in a scathing post on X, called out Trump’s megalomaniacal behavior:

It’s a sentiment that’s really rubbing a lot of us the wrong way as we watch our so-called leader treat a national tragedy like just another day at the office. His cold disregard for human life and his eagerness to spin a disaster into a political point is nothing short of appalling. But here’s the irony — right at the start of his term, he issued an executive order that put a stop to DEI programs across federal agencies and put a freeze on the jobs of those tasked with implementing these policies. And where’s the outrage from the MAGA fans? Silent as a mime school. Seems like they only remember what conveniently fits their narratives.

Trump’s broader strategy is unsettlingly clear. He’s rallying his base by blaming every conceivable American ailment on what he describes as the “vermin” — migrants, queer people, and the so-called “radical left thugs.” Elon Musk’s hand gesture further proves that all of this is a calculated strategy. It’s glaringly obvious we need leaders who pull us together, not tear us apart. Thankfully, folks like Hakeem Jeffries and Adam Kinzinger are stepping up, calling out Trump’s sideshow with the freshness of sanity in a madhouse.


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