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Jeffries wants to have a televised debate on the shutdown with Mike Johnson
Posted on 10/6/25 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 10/6/25 at 12:54 pm
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., dismissed the top House Democrat's demand for a primetime debate on the government shutdown.
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., wrote to Johnson on Monday morning challenging him to a debate on the House floor "any day this week," to be broadcast live "to the American people."
Johnson suggested he would not entertain that, however, calling the move a "publicity stunt" to reporters that same morning.
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"When the poll says that about 13% of the people approve of your messaging, then you make desperate pleas for attention, and that's what Hakeem Jeffries has done," Johnson said.
"We debated all this on the House floor. As you know, before we passed our bill, he spoke for seven or eight minutes. He had all of his colleagues lined up. They gave it their best shot, and they argued, and they stomped their feet and screamed at us and all that. And still we passed the bill in bipartisan fashion and sent it over to the Senate."
Posted on 10/6/25 at 12:55 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
You know the internal polls must look bad.
Posted on 10/6/25 at 12:56 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
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"When the poll says that about 13% of the people approve of your messaging, then you make desperate pleas for attention, and that's what Hakeem Jeffries has done," Johnson said.
Posted on 10/6/25 at 12:58 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
They can't control the narrative anymore.
It's funny to watch them flailing.
It's funny to watch them flailing.
Posted on 10/6/25 at 12:59 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
I say yes on the condition of sombreros and a mariachi band.
Posted on 10/6/25 at 1:01 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
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Jeffries wants to have a televised debate on the shutdown with Mike Johnson
Which means 1 of 2 things or both:
1) polling shows people don’t care about the shutdown and they are struggling for a foothold when they have none.
2) they are getting killed in the polling and they need some way to amplify some propaganda.
Posted on 10/6/25 at 1:04 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Between Shutdown Schumer and Señor Jeffries, this is getting painful to watch. They've got a serious leadership problem over there.
This post was edited on 10/6/25 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 10/6/25 at 1:06 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
13% seems high at this point 
Posted on 10/6/25 at 1:14 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Jeffries is awful. Dude bombed on Meet the Press on Sunday. Johnson would run circles around him
Posted on 10/6/25 at 1:15 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
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"When the poll says that about 13% of the people approve of your messaging, then you make desperate pleas for attention, and that's what Hakeem Jeffries has done," Johnson said.
That's a fantastic line, but I can't find the poll he is talking about. Has anyone figured that out?
Posted on 10/6/25 at 1:20 pm to FluffyBunnyFeet
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Between Shutdown Schumer and Señor Jeffries, this is getting painful to watch. They've got a serious leadership problem over there.
Have you seen their other options in either chamber of Congress?
Posted on 10/6/25 at 1:21 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Jeffries can go f### himself. Mike Johnson has better things to do.
Posted on 10/6/25 at 1:23 pm to FluffyBunnyFeet
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Between Shutdown Schumer and Señor Jeffries, this is getting painful to watch. They've got a serious leadership problem over there.
And their bullpen aint great
Posted on 10/6/25 at 1:28 pm to rob0710
Yea confirmation that the dims don’t feel on the right side of this.
Posted on 10/6/25 at 1:30 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Mike Johnson doesn’t speak sombrero nor does he speak jive so it’s impossible for this debate to happen.
Posted on 10/6/25 at 1:30 pm to tigafan4life
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13% seems high at this point
That's probably their share of the votes when you take all the voter fraud out.
Posted on 10/6/25 at 1:33 pm to RohanGonzales
quote:I have. It makes my heart sing.
Have you seen their other options in either chamber of Congress?
Posted on 10/6/25 at 1:36 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
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a televised debate
On Univision?
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