‘That Will Remain Private’: Jeffries Dodges Questions On Talks With Biden Leading Up To Withdrawal

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During a press briefing on Monday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was asked about the concerns he shared with President Biden about his reelection campaign.

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00:00What, you know, this has been a few weeks of very intense discussions about Biden being

00:06at the top of the ticket.

00:07What light can you shed to the American public about the concerns that you conveyed to the

00:12president about staying on the top of the ticket?

00:15It's a private conversation with President Joe Biden that will remain private.

00:19Mr. Leader, I mean, there has been a lot of reporting about what was said and wasn't.

00:24So just for the record, can you just be clear, did you ever tell the president that he could

00:29hurt Democrats' chances at taking back the majority if he stayed in the race?

00:32And secondly, secondly, what do you say to those, whether it's Ron Klain or congressional

00:38Republicans, who claim that Democratic Party leaders or elected officials pushed the president

00:43out?

00:44President Joe Biden is a heroic, patriotic and transformational figure.

00:51And he will go down in history as one of the greatest public servants of all time.

00:54That much is clear.

00:57I had a private conversation with President Biden to express the perspectives that were

01:02wide ranging of the House Democratic Caucus.

01:06That conversation will remain private.

01:08In terms of my Republican colleagues, former President Donald Trump and extreme Maga Republicans

01:14are having a meltdown right now, a complete and total meltdown.

01:19Why?

01:20Because their presidential nominee is unpopular.

01:24Extreme Maga Republican policies are unpopular, including trying to impose a nationwide abortion

01:31ban on the American people.

01:33And their Project 2025 is unpopular.

01:36They're having a meltdown right now.

01:38All we want to do as Democrats is have a debate about moving the country forward and continuing

01:45to put people over politics.

‘That Will Remain Private’: Jeffries Dodges Questions On Talks With Biden Leading Up To Withdrawal

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