Trump Moves to Define Hakeem Jeffries

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Trump Moves to Define Hakeem Jeffries

May 7, 2026 at 5:22 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 30 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/07/trump-moves-to-define-hakeem-jeffries/

Rachel Bade: “Yes, Jeffries is on Trump’s mind — and it’s no wonder. If Democrats flip the House, Jeffries — poised to become the first Black speaker — instantly becomes Trump’s top rival. He’d have the final say over whether impeachment moves forward, set the cadence of subpoenas flying down Pennsylvania Avenue, and lead the messaging war against the White House in a gridlocked Washington full of finger-pointing.”

“But Trump’s allies also sees opportunity. They argue Jeffries is no Nancy Pelosi — that, unlike her iron grip on the caucus, he’s weak and getting yanked around by the left. They also note that Jeffries doesn’t yet have a strong nationwide name ID — and they’re eager to define him in a negative light before he can define himself.”

[Cha]

1. My money's on Leader Hakeem Jeffries..

Fuck OFF Traitor's Mouth Disease.

Nobody is Nancy Pelosi. Nancy supports Hakeem Jeffries.

[Doodley]

2. And yet Democrats have still not defined Trump.

[some_of_us_are_sane]

4. Oh, we've DEFINED him, alright

it's just not SPOKEN in polite company. For instance, a "rectal opening between the buttocks"....as an example.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. MaddowBlog-Trump wants Hakeem Jeffries to be impeached, which is foolish for all sorts of reasons

The president has no idea that members of Congress can’t be impeached. It’s emblematic of the profound ignorance that continues to undermine his presidency.

Trump’s call for Republicans to impeach Hakeem Jeffries is absurd for a variety of obvious reasons, but I found myself stuck on one thing:

Shouldn’t a sitting president in his sixth year in the White House know that members of Congress can’t be impeached?
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-05-04T17:17:39.854Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-wants-hakeem-jeffries-to-be-impeached-which-is-foolish-for-all-sorts-of-reasons

In case Trump’s racism wasn’t quite obvious enough, he published a follow-up item last week, again arguing that the House minority leader has a “Low IQ” before adding that Jeffries “is nothing but a THUG, and he is a danger to our Country!”

On Sunday afternoon, the president went even further down the same unfortunate path, with another online missive that said:

Hakeem Jeffries, a Low IQ individual, said our Supreme Court is “illegitimate.” After saying such a thing, isn’t he subject to Impeachment? I got impeached for A PERFECT PHONE CALL. Where are you Republicans? Why not get it started? They’ll be doing this to me!

Let’s unpack this one, which stood out for a variety of reasons.

First, criticizing the Supreme Court is not an impeachable offense. Second, if criticizing the Supreme Court were an impeachable offense, Trump would have a real problem on his hands, given the severity of his recent condemnations of the court and its justices. (It was just last month when the president said “certain” conservative justices on the Supreme Court have “gone weak, stupid, and bad.”)

Third, Trump’s ongoing efforts to relitigate his first impeachment remain quite pitiful. Fourth, his “they’ll be doing this to me” comment seemed like an implicit acknowledgement that he expects Republicans to lose control of the House in the midterm elections.

But even if we put all of these relevant details aside, arguably the five most interesting words in Trump’s online statement were these: “Isn’t he subject to Impeachment?”

As it happens, there is an unambiguous answer: In this country, members of Congress cannot, in fact, be impeached.

The thing is, a sitting American president really ought to know that. Trump no longer has any excuses for flunking Civics 101 tests, since he’s no longer the rookie who got elected despite never having served a day in any governmental capacity. Trump is now in the sixth year of his presidency, and he’s had time to familiarize himself with the basics of how Washington, D.C., works