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Jeffries Vows to Crush MAGA Spirit, Republicans Decry

5/20/2026

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Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Democrats must defeat and break the spirit of MAGA extremists at a progressive conference on May 20, 2026.
Edgar Barrios, spokesperson for House Speaker Mike Johnson, claimed Jeffries wants to break the spirit of 77 million Americans.
Walter Hudson called Jeffries’s remarks a declaration of war.
Mark Levin labeled Jeffries an absolute thug and totalitarian.
Nick Searcy said Jeffries’s language resembles that of communists.

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Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Democrats must defeat and break the spirit of MAGA extremists at a progressive conference on May 20, 2026.
Edgar Barrios, spokesperson for House Speaker Mike Johnson, claimed Jeffries wants to break the spirit of 77 million Americans.
Walter Hudson called Jeffries’s remarks a declaration of war.
Mark Levin labeled Jeffries an absolute thug and totalitarian.
Nick Searcy said Jeffries’s language resembles that of communists.