Article originally appeared on www.westernjournal.com.
You’ve got to hand it to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries: He’s not a man who lets reality or self-awareness get in his way.
On Friday, the new 119th Congress came into session and elected its leaders. After a brief holdout from several Republicans in the thin GOP majority in the House, Rep. Mike Johnson was re-elected speaker.
However, Jeffries went viral for his comments on “election deniers” — which sounded great to liberal outlets until enterprising social media users reminded him who the party of election denial really was.
“Two months ago, the American people elected Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States of America,” Jeffries said in his remarks at the dais in the House chamber.
As the GOP applauded, Jeffries was loading up for the zinger.
“Thank you for that very generous applause,” a smiling Jeffries said. “It’s OK. There …
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