Newsmax host mocks Rep. Hakeem Jeffries for his name
Greg Kelly: Jeffries eyed as the new leader of the House Democrats because the name Hakeem is “so cool right now”
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Citation From the November 17, 2022, edition of Newsmax's Greg Kelly Reports
GREG KELLY (HOST): Who could be next on the Democrat side as far as leadership? Looks like it’s this guy.
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Give it up, Hakeem. This is Hakeem Jeffries, and he’s been there since 2012, and everybody says, this is probably the next minority leader. Could be a Speaker someday. Not much in the way – just like Kevin McCarthy, not much in the way of intellect or accomplishment. For this guy, though, you know what his calling card is? The name. Hakeem. I mean, that is – come on – that’s fashionable. That is so cool right now, and I think that’s what’s happening here.