At a press briefing on Thursday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was asked about the 2027 Speaker of the House of Representatives election.
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00:00I'm OK with that.
00:04Governor, given the anti-establishment energy
00:08from some of the Democratic grassroots on the ground,
00:11how confident are you that you'll
00:12be able to maintain the unanimous support that you've
00:15enjoyed from your caucus when it comes to the 2027 speaker
00:19election, particularly from some of the new members
00:21that may come in?
00:22Very.
00:30Unanimous support now, what, 20 different times
00:33across two different Congresses?
00:37Kind of speaks for itself.