'Never Has A President Failed So Spectacularly, So Often, So Quickly As Donald Trump': Hakeem Jeffries

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House Minority Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) tore into President Trump's first 100 days in office.

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00:00When the new Congress began in January, Democrats were prepared to get to work in a bipartisan

00:06way.

00:07The Trump administration chose a different path.

00:11Far-right Republicans are tearing America apart, targeting our democratic way of life,

00:18and tarnishing our reputation as the land of the free.

00:23It is wrong, and we will continue to push back aggressively.

00:28Donald Trump and the Republicans in Congress have given us 100 days of chaos, 100 days

00:36of cruelty, and 100 days of corrupt behavior.

00:41That is not constructive leadership.

00:44It's a recipe for disaster.

00:48The American people deserve common-sense leadership.

00:51The American people deserve compassionate leadership.

00:54The American people deserve courageous leadership that changes things for the better.

01:01Our message to the American people is simple.

01:04We hear you.

01:06We see you.

01:07We feel you.

01:08Democrats are determined to make life better for you.

01:19Donald Trump and his sycophants spent yesterday bragging about the speed with which they've

01:27moved during these first 100 days.

01:30They're right.

01:33Never has a president failed so spectacularly, so often, so quickly as Donald Trump.

01:42The White House referred to its strategy for the first 100 days as shock and awe.

01:52Well they're half right.

01:53It is shocking how rapidly this administration collapsed into chaos, cruelty, and corruption.

01:59It's shocking how quickly MAGA Republicans turned their backs on working class Americans.

02:07It is shocking how spineless Republicans have been in the United States Congress.

02:13And it is shocking and tragic and infuriating how much damage Donald Trump and the Republican

02:20Party's policies have already done.

02:23Here's the thing.

02:25They expected us to step back.

02:29But the American people are here to fight back.

02:39On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised to end inflation.

02:45He promised to lower costs on day one.

02:50When he was asking for your vote, Donald Trump told you he would make life more affordable

02:57for everyday Americans.

03:00Now that he's in office, it's a different story.

03:04In March, President Trump was asked if he was worried that car prices would go up because

03:10of his tariffs.

03:13His reply?

03:14I couldn't care less.

03:18The cost of living in the United States is too high.

03:23America is too expensive and Donald Trump couldn't care less.

03:28He couldn't care less that housing costs are too high.

03:32He couldn't care less that grocery costs are too high.

03:35He couldn't care less that child care costs are too high.

03:38He couldn't care less that health insurance costs are too high.

03:41He couldn't care less that utility costs are too high.

03:44Donald Trump couldn't care less.

03:48everywhere are too high and Donald Trump couldn't care less. One hundred days in

03:57Donald Trump is making life harder for you and your family and every day his

04:04costly tariffs stay in place. Life in America gets more expensive. American

04:12families will pay thousands of dollars more per year. Small businesses are

04:17shutting down. Corporations are not hiring. Businesses are unable to invest

04:23because of the uncertainty that has been created. Inflation is on the rise. Life is

04:31getting more expensive and the reckless economic policies of Donald Trump and

04:35House Republicans are driving us toward a recession. Republicans in Congress could

04:42put a stop to this insanity at any time. Since they won't, next November we will.

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