Hakeem Jeffries Compares Fighting Trump and Elon Musk to Fighting in the Civil War

MADDOW The case that ░░░░░░░░ are making against Republican ░░░░░░░░ here is one that ░░░░░░░░ hear and is cogent ░░░░░░░░ that plays to a ░░░░░░░░ or lesser extent I ░░░░░░░░ all across this country ░░░░░░░░ other thing that Americans ░░░░░░░░ stressed out about though ░░░░░░░░ now is that policy ░░░░░░░░ t feel like it ░░░░░░░░ the main conversation right ░░░░░░░░ It feels like we ░░░░░░░░ in the middle of ░░░░░░░░ ketamine fueled middle of ░░░░░░░░ night autocratic power grab ░░░░░░░░ is rendering Congress irrelevant ░░░░░░░░ s rendering policy irrelevant ░░░░░░░░ that s rendering the ░░░░░░░░ of law an afterthought ░░░░░░░░ not a joke to ░░░░░░░░ who are planning on ░░░░░░░░ in power indefinitely without ░░░░░░░░ of further elections I ░░░░░░░░ it is not about ░░░░░░░░ mean it is about ░░░░░░░░ bad budget That s ░░░░░░░░ of the things you ░░░░░░░░ to contend with But ░░░░░░░░ fight here feels like ░░░░░░░░ s on a different ░░░░░░░░ than the kinds of ░░░░░░░░ point counterpoint stuff that ░░░░░░░░ think Democrats and Republicans ░░░░░░░░ used to fighting over ░░░░░░░░ I think what Americans ░░░░░░░░ sort of clamoring for ░░░░░░░░ to hear from you ░░░░░░░░ as the senior Democrat ░░░░░░░░ Washington in the House ░░░░░░░░ the margins are so ░░░░░░░░ to hear from you ░░░░░░░░ you understand the scale ░░░░░░░░ the threat and you ░░░░░░░░ ideas about how to ░░░░░░░░ what feels like something ░░░░░░░░ we have not experienced ░░░░░░░░ the Civil War in ░░░░░░░░ of the threat to ░░░░░░░░ republic Jeffries Well certainly ░░░░░░░░ case that we understand ░░░░░░░░ scale of the threat ░░░░░░░░ can t be doubted ░░░░░░░░ CBC which I m ░░░░░░░░ part of definitively understands ░░░░░░░░ scale of the threat ░░░░░░░░ communities have been under ░░░░░░░░ as you pointed out ░░░░░░░░ before the Civil War ░░░░░░░░ m a direct descendant ░░░░░░░░ those very communities so ░░░░░░░░ understand the struggle the ░░░░░░░░ the strength of people ░░░░░░░░ John Lewis which we ░░░░░░░░ going to channel That ░░░░░░░░ my experience That s ░░░░░░░░ personal experience That s ░░░░░░░░ family s experience And ░░░░░░░░ we understand that And ░░░░░░░░ a caucus it s ░░░░░░░░ the case that we ░░░░░░░░ that Listen we launched ░░░░░░░░ rapid response task force ░░░░░░░░ litigation working group is ░░░░░░░░ to be led by ░░░░░░░░ Neguse and of course ░░░░░░░░ brilliant constitutional lawyer Jamie ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ to and work with ░░░░░░░░ allies like Tish James ░░░░░░░░ others And part of ░░░░░░░░ we are responding to ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk and Donald ░░░░░░░░ they re flooding the ░░░░░░░░ in part to create ░░░░░░░░ to create a sense ░░░░░░░░ invincibility and inevitability But ░░░░░░░░ reality is there have ░░░░░░░░ more than 75 different ░░░░░░░░ that have been filed ░░░░░░░░ democracy reform groups civil ░░░░░░░░ reform groups by attorney ░░░░░░░░ like Tish James and ░░░░░░░░ And we re winning ░░░░░░░░ court They re losing ░░░░░░░░ than 35 different unconstitutional ░░░░░░░░ unlawful executive orders and ░░░░░░░░ actions have been challenged ░░░░░░░░ they re not winning ░░░░░░░░ cases in terms of ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration They re ░░░░░░░░ over and over and ░░░░░░░░ again That s been ░░░░░░░░ forceful pushback and that ░░░░░░░░ course will continue The ░░░░░░░░ battles will continue And ░░░░░░░░ mobilization in the communities ░░░░░░░░ continue.”