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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said Thursday that the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) Kristi Noem Should be “permanently frozen” because he threatened impeachment proceedings against cabinet officials at a press conference.
Jeffries made the remarks in response to a question about whether Democrats would move forward with impeachment if Noem is fired and whether he has spoken with Republicans about supporting that effort.
A Trump administration source harshly condemned Jeffries’ comments and warned of the outrage that would ensue if they came from the Republican leader.
“Imagine if the Republican majority leader had made similar remarks Joe Biden When he was president? “The source told Fox Digital News. “The liberal media will strongly accuse him of inciting the assassination.
“The crickets we hear now are coming from the same people who greedily collect every word from conservative officials.”
New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries escalated his rhetoric against Kristi Noem during a press conference on Thursday, arguing that the Homeland Security secretary should be “permanently frozen.” (Getty Images)
The source added that Jeffries’ comments were particularly dangerous given the current climate. political climate.
“Jeffries’ comments are dangerous and profoundly foolish given the culture of political violence that the left supports and targets conservative leaders. He should know better, and he does,” they said.
At a news conference, Jeffries said he reiterated the impeachment threat in a recent conversation with the House speaker Mike Johnson,R-La.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)
“I did reiterate in my conversation with Speaker Johnson that we intend to continue If Christie Noem was not fired,” Jeffries said. “Kristi Noem was a complete embarrassment. She is a disgrace. “
Jeffries went on to accuse Noem of “presiding over” deaths related to immigration enforcement operations.
“Most importantly, she presides over the cold-blooded kill “American citizens like Renee Nicole Goode and Alex Pretty,” Jeffries said. “Unacceptable.”
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Despite continued support from the president, Democrats have threatened to move forward with impeachment proceedings if the Trump administration does not fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. (Luke Johnson/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Jeffries also criticized Senate Republicans who voted to confirm Noem, calling her “woefully unqualified” for the position.
“She should not have been confirmed at all,” he said. “Shame on every Republican in the Senate for putting this extremely unqualified person in such a critical position at the Department of Homeland Security so that she can brutalize ordinary Americans, American citizens and law-abiding immigrant families. Simply disgraceful.”
Jeffries concluded his remarks He repeated his call for Noem to step down, using language that immediately drew attention.
“she has to go. We’re serious,” Jeffries said. “She needs to be permanently frozen. She has to go. “
In a statement shared by Fox News’ Aisha Hasni on Friday night, Jeffries appeared to walk back his remarks, saying: “She needs to be frozen. It’s obvious, right? That means she’s gone. Gone. Gone from her place. Don’t misinterpret anything I say.”
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Asked when he last spoke to Johnson, Jeffries responded: “Yesterday.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to Jeffries’ office for comment.
