Hakeem Jeffries Goes Through Democratic ABCs in Minority Leader Speech

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries was feeling musical on the House flooring after being elected House Minority Leader for the Democratic Party … and he let his tune be heard by all, from A to Z.

The New York congressman — who was the clear favourite amongst his friends for House Speaker as 15 rounds of voting had been held — delivered his speech early Saturday morning after Rep. Kevin McCarthy lastly received the gavel amongst a divided Republican occasion.

We’ll get to him in a minute, however first … hearken to Jeffries’ ABCs of purple, white and blue. He went by way of the complete alphabet to check and distinction the core tenets of his caucus.

It begins with American Values over Autocracy, Benevolence over Bigotry, the Constitution over the Cult … and eventually ends with Zealous Representation over Zero Sum Confrontation, masking each letter in between. It’s obtained good rhythm to it, very similar to the true alphabet tune!

Jeffries obtained big applause all through, and what appears like a standing O on the finish.

You may argue there was simply as a lot enthusiasm inside the GOP, when now-House Speaker McCarthy delivered his remarks to cap off the lengthy night time … when he promised to push a robust conservative agenda and to reign in lots of Pres. Biden‘s insurance policies.

McCarthy’s win got here after an excruciating 15 rounds of voting over 4 full days … throughout which he slowly began to flip sufficient Republican votes in his favor amongst holdouts.