House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference yesterday.
Jeffries was Tuesday’s KVML “Newsmaker of the Day”. Here are his words:
“Donald Trump promised that he wasn’t going to start endless wars in the Middle East, he was going to stop them. He then turned around and got the country involved in a reckless and costly war of choice in Iran that has been an absolute disaster for the American people. Iran is stronger now than it was before Donald Trump started this reckless Republican war of choice, and the American people are economically weaker, particularly as a result of gas prices that continue to skyrocket out of control.
Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth, who, by the way, should be fired—he never should have been confirmed, and he’s the most unqualified so-called Secretary of Defense in American history. Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth promised when they started this reckless and costly war of choice that it would only last about four to six weeks. It has now gone on for more than six months. Eighteen brave service members have been killed, hundreds of patriotic heroes have been seriously wounded and perhaps as much as $100 billion of taxpayer money has been wasted on a war that should have never begun.
Donald Trump and Republicans promised that they were going to lower the high cost of living on day one, but costs haven’t gone down in the United States of America. Costs have gone up, including because of the Trump tariffs, which has increased costs on everyday Americans by thousands of dollars per year. America’s far too expensive right now. There are too many people in this great country working hard and playing by the rules, can’t thrive and can barely survive. That should not be the case in the United States of America, the wealthiest country in the history of the world.
That’s why House Democrats are fighting for an affordable America. We’re fighting to lower the high cost of groceries, gas and goods. We’re fighting to make healthcare affordable for every single American. And we certainly will fight to hold the crooks accountable who have unleashed unprecedented corruption on the American people.”
The “Newsmaker of the Day” is heard every weekday morning at 6:45, 7:45 and 8:45 on AM 1450 and FM 102.7 KVML.
