Hakeem Jeffries' statement on the RFK Jr.'s vile antisemitic trope and xenophobic conspiracy theory

[LetMyPeopleVote]

Link to tweet

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. Sorry but Twitter is dead to me/many. Can't see any of the content except the headline

[kabi knit]

2. Same (n/t)

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. There was a time that most of the posta on here were Twitter links.

I sure hope that shit stops.

[kabi knit]

4. Twits

I bypass them all

Ain't care-to-share

A whit by-way-of a twit

[ShazzieB]

6. Here's a screen cap of the statement.

I don't use Twitter, but I've never gotten rid of my account, because it comes in handy at times like this.

[Cha]

8. I use Twitter to Rt & support those

who are out there fighting to save our Democracy.

I did reply to Hakeem's Tweet bc there were a bunch of the POS cult on there.

Link to tweet

lol I got a Notice before I could send that asked it I wanted to Edit this as It May Be Sensitive Material,

[Hortensis]

14. Thanks for making this available, Shazzie.

[MerryBlooms]

12. I don't have a Twitter account, but there's a screen cap in the OP.

Unless folks screen cap, like this OP, Twitter is useless to me, same with FB, or any other media that requires membership. DU is the only social media platform I use. I used to click on Twitter links, but now it asks me for login. So if folks are just linking, I'd appreciate a heads-up in the headline, that way I can just skip it. I used to have more free time, and hopefully will soon, but right now, it's kinda irritating to open an OP, an it's filled with ads or subscriber requests, or the article or message is blocked because you aren't a member.

Lots of times folks post blocked news stories, and then down 20 or so replies, achieved version is posted and we can read. Why not just post the archived link in the OP?

Sorry, it's been a 14hr day, and I'm a little snippy. However,
Everyone here who posts from paid subscription, knows there's an archived option, because it gets posted EVERY TIME. UGH. Is there some sorta rule an OP can't share the archived link along with the paid version?

[Solly Mack]

5. K&R

[Cha]

7. Oh Good.. I see you already Did This! TY!!

[Skittles]

9. when I clicked I thought, I hope he is tough on him

WELL DONE

[Layzeebeaver]

10. well said

Hakeen Jeffries...

he is the voice of democracy in our day.

[Haggard Celine]

11. I didn't really know anything about Jeffries until

Nancy Pelosi was stepping down as Majority Leader and Hakeem Jeffries was chosen as the new leader. I was afraid he wouldn't be as good as Nancy, but so far, everything I've seen has been very impressive. Hope he's our Speaker someday soon.

[tritsofme]

13. Hakeem will make a terrific speaker!

Hopefully sooner than later!

[OneGrassRoot]

15. Question

Can a political party essentially ban a candidate from being affiliated with said party for an election cycle (versus lifetime)?

If a candidate's views are the opposite of a political party, can the national party prevent them from running with that party affiliation?

[Elessar Zappa]

18. That's what I wanna know.

This asshole shouldn’t be allowed to run under our banner.

[Hortensis]

16. Hakeem's OUR guy! Gym Jordan's invited the Kennedy creep to congress

to testify/spread conspiracies about Jews and Covid. Another fan, RW extremist Ron Johnson, calls him Bobby and says he hopes he wins the nomination. Sure... and of course he's practically a regular on Fox now.

RFK Jr.’s secret fundraising success: Republicans
A POLITICO analysis shows donor overlap with DeSantis and Trump supporters.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/15/rfk-fundraising-republicans-00106481

Guessing approximately 100% of Democrats/Democratic leaners who are drawn to the RFK name are just starting to realize he's another MTG.

[COL Mustard]

17. What did Kennedy say?

I know he's out there, but I may have not seen what he's being called out for.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

19. Here are this idiot's comments

Link to tweet

[COL Mustard]

20. Thank you.

Hakeem’s comments make sense now.

I understand that the Kennedy family has been through a lot, but I don’t understand how someone with his pedigree can believe such utter bullshit.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

21. Kerry Kennedy, president of RFK Human Rights, condemned on Monday her brother RFK Jr.'s remarks

Link to tweet

[gratuitous]

22. Have any Republicans spoken out against Kennedy's nonsense?

Just asking a question; I suspect I know the answer.

[msfiddlestix]

23. ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ n/t