NBC Host To Hakeem Jeffries: Why Are YOU Holding Americans Hostage?

Craig Melvin:  That’s exactly what you’re doing right now. Hundreds of thousands of workers are being held hostage. What’s changed from then to now?

Jeffries: Well, actually, Donald Trump is the president, Republicans control the House, the Senate and the presidency. They can reopen the government if they chose to…

Melvin: Well, they would have to change the rules to be fair.