Leader Jeffries on MS NOW's The Briefing with Jen Psaki

House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries had the chance to speak for the country after two National Guard members were shot in Washington, D.C. by a 29-year-old Afghan national.
The attack happened the day before Thanksgiving.
These Guardsmen were hundreds of miles away from their homes in West Virginia, following orders and serving their country.
In moments like this, Americans expect clarity, seriousness, and unity.
Instead, Jeffries delivered the same partisan script he always reaches for: blame Trump, attack Republicans, and avoid acknowledging the policies that allowed this to happen in the first place.
Before the interview was even a minute old, Jeffries pivoted away from the facts of the shooting and immediately started questioning President Trump’s decision to add 500 additional National Guard troops to the capital.
This happened just hours after a foreign national targeted American service members.
Most leaders would call for securing the city, finding answers, and preventing another attack.
Jeffries chose to attack the very President trying to protect D.C. He demanded that the Trump Administration “justify” why troops were being deployed, as if protecting the capital after a targeted shooting requires a political explanation.