"Donald Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections, Jeffries said in a speech last Sunday (via Punchbowl News). He wants to alter the congressional maps all across the country, starting in Texas, to try to rob all of you and the American people the ability to actually make the decision in a free and fair election as to who should be representing your interest in Congress."
"I've been using that term in the context of Donald Trump's unprecedented effort to gerrymander congressional maps in a partisan fashion all across the country in order to rig the midterm elections and deny the ability of the American people to actually decide who should be in the majority as it relates to the House of Representatives, Jeffries said. The framers of the Constitution were very clear."
"You said, Democrats- there are no election deniers on our side of the aisle,' Brennan said. You said that back in January. But recently, you've been using the term rigged elections' in reference to the upcoming midterms. Democrats were appalled when President Trump used language like that. How do you justify using that now? Doesn't that undermine faith for voters you need to show up?"
Margaret Brennan confronted House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries over his rhetoric on election integrity and accused him of hypocrisy. Jeffries said President Donald Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections by altering congressional maps nationwide, citing efforts beginning in Texas to deprive voters of a free and fair decision. Brennan reminded Jeffries that he previously insisted Democrats contain no election deniers and questioned why he now uses the term 'rigged elections,' warning that such language could undermine voter confidence. Jeffries maintained that Republican gerrymandering constitutes an unprecedented attempt to game the system. Brennan countered that Democrats also engage in gerrymandering and redistricting.
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