{"id":18337,"date":"2025-10-18T21:37:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T21:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=18337"},"modified":"2025-10-18T21:38:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T21:38:04","slug":"18337","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=18337","title":{"rendered":"Jeffries Launches Personal Attack On Karoline Leavitt Amid Shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container fullwidth-featured-area-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured-area\">\n<div class=\"featured-area-inner\">\n<figure class=\"single-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/leavitt-jeffries.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/leavitt-jeffries.png 1600w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/leavitt-jeffries-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/leavitt-jeffries-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/leavitt-jeffries-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/leavitt-jeffries-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/leavitt-jeffries-390x220.png 390w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" data-main-img=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"single-caption-text\">\u00a0Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content container\">\n<div id=\"main-content-row\" class=\"tie-row main-content-row\">\n<div class=\"main-content tie-col-md-8 tie-col-xs-12\" role=\"main\">\n<article id=\"the-post\" class=\"container-wrapper post-content tie-standard\">\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>This article may contain commentary<br \/>\nwhich reflects the author&#8217;s opinion.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ns-buttons ns-inline large ns-no-print\">\n<div class=\"ns-buttons-wrapper ns-align-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries took aim at President Donald Trump\u2019s Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday, unleashing a barrage of personal insults during remarks to reporters as tensions mounted over the ongoing government shutdown.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<div id=\"e1c09a52-67a1-44a3-a58e-fc2bf67380c6\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got Karoline Leavitt, who\u2019s sick. She\u2019s out of control,\u201d Jeffries said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m not sure whether she\u2019s just demented, ignorant, a stone-cold liar, or all of the above,\u201d Fox News\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/hakeem-jeffries-unleashes-personal-attack-against-karoline-leavitt-calls-her-sick-demented\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries\u2019 comments were in response to Leavitt\u2019s earlier claim that the Democratic Party \u201cconsists of terrorists, violent criminals, and undocumented immigrants.\u201d He accused the Trump administration of spreading misinformation during a critical time for the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe notion that an official White House spokesperson would say that the Democratic Party consists of terrorists, violent criminals, and undocumented immigrants makes no sense,\u201d Jeffries continued. \u201cThis is what the American people are getting from the Trump administration in the middle of a shutdown.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1979195618338746719&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Fjeffries-leavitt-95997%2F&amp;sessionId=f8ecf281948ad48d83bf46f710a3fac0e52bc64d&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1979195618338746719\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The remarks quickly drew attention across Washington and ignited a fierce response from Leavitt, who fired back in a lengthy post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHakeem Jeffries and the Democrats are lashing out because they know what I said is true,\u201d Leavitt wrote. \u201cThe Democrat Party\u2019s elected officials absolutely cater to pro-Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div id=\"as5808\" data-title=\"You Might Also Like\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Leavitt accused Democrats of repeatedly siding with radical activists and opposing efforts to defend U.S. borders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHouse Democrats voted against a resolution condemning Hamas following the horrific October 7th terrorist attacks,\u201d she said. \u201cDemocrats cheered on pro-Hamas radicals while they hijacked America\u2019s college campuses and harassed Jewish students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt also faulted Democrats for what she called \u201cfailed border and crime policies,\u201d pointing to the record influx of illegal crossings in recent years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats opened our borders and allowed tens of millions of illegal aliens into our country over the past four years, including rapists and murderers, because they view them as future voters,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PressSec\/status\/1979223039817535647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she continued<\/a>. \u201cDemocrats coddle violent criminals and support soft-on-crime policies like cashless bail that let violent offenders back on the streets to hurt law-abiding citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her post ended with a direct attack on the Minority Leader himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats do NOT serve the interests of the American people. Hakeem Jeffries is an America Last, stone-cold loser,\u201d Leavitt wrote. \u201cNow open up the government and stop simping to try to get your radical left-wing base to like you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She later clarified her remarks in an appearance on Fox News\u2019 Sean Hannity program.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1979360773618176054&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Fjeffries-leavitt-95997%2F&amp;sessionId=f8ecf281948ad48d83bf46f710a3fac0e52bc64d&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1979360773618176054\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear why Jeffries singled out Leavitt during his exchange with reporters, though the comments came amid renewed controversy on Capitol Hill involving a Republican lawmaker\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries was asked about a swastika that was reportedly found on an American flag displayed on a corkboard inside the office of Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\">\n<div data-delay=\"4000\" data-block=\"12\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a statement to Fox News, Taylor said multiple GOP offices were targeted in what he described as a coordinated campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew details have emerged from a coordinated investigation into the vile symbol that appeared in my office,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cNumerous Republican offices have confirmed that they were targeted by an unidentified group or individual who distributed American flags bearing a similar symbol, which were initially indistinguishable from an ordinary American flag to the naked eye.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taylor said the flag in his office was taken down \u201cimmediately upon the discovery of the obscured symbol it bore,\u201d and emphasized that \u201cno employee of this office would knowingly display such a despicable image.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The exchange between Jeffries and Leavitt marks the latest flashpoint in a Capitol increasingly consumed by partisan infighting as the shutdown enters its fourth week.<\/p>\n<p>The standoff continues after Senate Democrats blocked a Republican-backed continuing resolution Thursday night, preventing the government from reopening.<\/p>\n<p>The GOP measure would have extended current federal funding levels through November to allow more time for negotiations on a long-term fiscal 2026 deal. 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