6House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries lashed out at White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt after she accused Democrats of representing “Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens and violent criminals.” Jeffries denounced Leavitt’s statement as “demented,” “ignorant,” and a “stone-cold lie,” expressing outrage that a senior administration official would make such remarks amid a government shutdown. He argued that the Trump administration’s rhetoric reflects why they are “on the wrong side of public sentiment.”

The shutdown began after Democrats voted against a Republican-backed continuing resolution (CR) that excluded Biden-era Affordable Care Act subsidies. Only a handful of Democrats and independents supported keeping the government open. President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance claim

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