Democrat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) raised eyebrows with an apparent call for violence as President Donald Trump’s administrative agenda kicks off.
During a press conference Friday attacking President Trump’s recent criticisms of DEI programs following Wednesday night’s devastating DC mid-air collision, Jeffries urged angry leftists upset over the MAGA agenda to “fight in the streets.”
WATCH: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries calls for violence as he says people must "fight" President Trump's agenda "in the streets." pic.twitter.com/ZEEkhtIGbZ
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 31, 2025
“We are going to fight it legislatively, we are going to fight it in the courts, and we’re going to fight it in the streets,” Jeffries said, failing to offer further clarification.
Jeffries’ comments were interpreted as a dog whistle rallying leftist activists, a standard Democrat tactic stirring up Trump Derangement Syndrome-suffering mobs into a state of operational readiness by threatening potential civil unrest.
Here are a few examples of Democrats issuing thinly-veiled calls to violence:
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in 2018 told leftist activists to “get up in the face of some congresspeople.”
Also in 2018, Sen. @CoryBooker told activists to “get up in the face of some congresspeople” pic.twitter.com/jIAbYi2dPS
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 8, 2021
Democrat Rep. Joaquin Castro (Texas) also in 2019 said Dems would “fight [Trump] in the streets” to oppose his agenda.
In 2019, when Trump was considering declaring a “national emergency” over the then-gov’t shutdown, Rep. @JoaquinCastrotx said if he did, Democrats would “fight him … in the streets” pic.twitter.com/rxSnSKhhLn
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 8, 2021
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) in 2018 threatened ‘widespread civil unrest’ if Trump fired former FBI Director Robert Mueller.
In 2018, @tedlieu threatened “widespread civil unrest” if Trump fired Mueller. This wasn’t a fluke, either. He repeatedly said people should “take to the streets” if Trump did so (which as we know he didn’t). pic.twitter.com/htLbQrRpWq
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 8, 2021
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper similarly said firing Mueller would cause a “firestorm … in the streets.”
James Clapper echoed Lieu — and many other Democrats — saying Trump firing Mueller would result in a “firestorm … in the streets” pic.twitter.com/4jpBp9fdha
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 8, 2021
Former Barack Obama Attorney General Eric Holder modified Democrats’ popular line, “When they go low, we go high,” to say, “When they go low, we kick them.”
.@EricHolder told liberal activists that Michelle Obama was wrong; “When they go low, we go high. No. No. When they go low, we kick them." pic.twitter.com/tWQfyLr2Cu
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 8, 2021
Here’s a great compilation of Democrats calling on their followers to get violent when things don’t go their way:
Oops, wouldn’t want this highlight reel of Democrat leaders calling for uprisings to go viral pic.twitter.com/onBBfhMA3f
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) January 8, 2021
The Trump team slammed Jeffries over the remarks Friday, stating, “While President Trump remains focused on uniting our country and delivering the mandate set by the American people, the House Minority Leader, Hakeem Jeffries, incites violence calling for people to fight ‘in the streets’ against President Trump’s agenda.”
“This unhinged violent rhetoric is dangerous. Leader Jeffries should immediately apologize,” the Trump camp said in a statement obtained by Fox News.
A spokesman for Jeffries said it was “laughable” he supports violence and claimed his comments referred to “nonviolent protest.”
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