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Why Mamdani Can Meet with Trump but Hakeem Jeffries Can’t? | NLP Replay

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries took a meeting with Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner this week. The Trump administration reportedly called the meeting to see what Democrats and Trump might be able to work together on.

Jeffries faced backlash for taking the meeting, but isn’t that what a leader is supposed to do?

Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for this segment from episode #146 that aired on 08-27-26.

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