Frontrunner to replace Pelosi denies 2016 presidential results

The desire for unity and respect proclaimed by Democratic and Republican leaders looks like it will have to wait a little longer. Hakeem Jeffries, favorite to as leader of the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives, continues to deny the results of the 2016 election, in which Donald Trump was elected president. In his speeches in Congress and, above all, on his Twitter account, he accumulates attacks against the former president and members of the Republican Party.

Ironically, Jeffries' denies the 2016 election results resembles while Democratic representatives led by President Biden have accused conservative voters of holding the same attitude regarding the 2020 elections, deeming them radical. In fact, candidates who questioned recent election results, like Kari Lake in Arizona, were labeled "election deniers" and considered to be dangerous radicals by the progressive media.

"Illegitimate President"

Jeffries' reaction to Hillary Clinton's defeat has been persistent. Over the years, he has dismissed the results of official investigations to continue accusing the former president of cheating or colluding with the Kremlin. Robert Mueller's investigation, which ended with Trump being cleared of these allegations, did little to convince him otherwise.

Even after the Democratic victory in 2020, he did not stop accusing Trump of being an illegitimate president.

Official appearances

The Republican Party warns that Jeffries' line of attacks against the legitimacy of the election results is not limited to his personal comments to the media. He uses this same rhetoric even on official duty as a Democratic representative.

GOP "too extreme"

Jeffries' attacks, moreover, are not limited to the former president. Numerous conservative representatives have also been the target of his scorn. He labels them "the party of Trump", saying they want to "turn back the clock." He even questions if "House Republicans are too extreme to be trusted with their freedom and our democracy."

In addition, in a Nov. 15 tweet, he noted that it is time for "mainstream Republicans to take back their party from the extremists and election deniers."