House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, speaking on TODAY about the midterm results, says Americans don't want Democrats to "get even" but to make life more affordable. He says people in high office are focused on enriching themselves, their families, friends and donors, and that Congress has a responsibility to act as a check on "an out of control executive branch."
The receipt
- Who
- Hakeem Jeffries
- Where
- TV interview on TODAY (NBC), from Washington, day after the 2026 midterm electio
- Original footage
- TODAY · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 55 seconds, unedited within the cut
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Read the transcript
The American people clearly don't want us to try and get even. They want us to get things done to make their life more affordable. At the same period of time, what we have seen is unprecedented corruption unleashed on America, the likes of which we have never seen before. And when you have people in high office who are so focused on enriching themselves, their family members, their friends and their donors, it's clear to the American people that that means you have a Congress or a White House or a Supreme Court not focused on actually addressing the needs of working -class folks, middle -class folks, everyone who aspires to be part of the middle class and everyday Americans. And so Congress has a responsibility to function as a separate and co -equal branch of government and a check and balance on an out of control executive branch.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.