"Following a speech on Capitol Hill by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Fox News' Aishah Hasnie tried to get his attention to ask him about the demonstration. Specifically, Hasnie asked, Is this the fight that you support? While Jeffries didn't acknowledge the question, it did get the attention of some of the Democrats nearby. One of them shouted out to Hasnie, You're lying! Another Democrat repeatedly yelled back, It's the people's office!"
"Grijalva who won a special election in September had yet to be formally sworn in to the House of Representatives. Johnson insisted it was due to the House not being in session during the government shutdown, but critics accused the speaker of delaying her swearing-in because she could force a House vote on the release of files pertaining to deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein."
Democratic lawmakers confronted a Fox News reporter after congressional Democrats marched to Speaker Mike Johnson's office demanding Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva be sworn in. Protesters chanted "Swear her in" and held matching signs. Grijalva, who won a special election in September, had not yet been formally sworn into the House. Johnson said the delay was because the House was not in session during the government shutdown. Critics accused Johnson of delaying the swearing-in to avoid a potential vote that could force release of files related to deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. After a speech by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, reporter Aishah Hasnie attempted to question him but was shouted down; Jeffries declined to engage and left for another press conference.
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