At a press briefing on Monday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) spoke about action from the Trump Administration amid ongoing anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles.
00:00The American people have a constitutional right to peacefully assemble, to express themselves and to petition the government to redress any grievances that they may have with policies that will impact their lives.
00:24That's a constitutional right that is contained in the First Amendment.
00:31We encourage everyone who is exercising that right to do so peacefully in Los Angeles County and beyond.
00:42But the right to peacefully assemble, to express themselves to the government in order to bring about change in this country is a fundamental American principle and we will continue to stand behind it.
01:07I'm thankful for the leadership of Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass in terms of managing a fragile situation that Donald Trump and the extreme MAGA Republicans are intentionally trying to inflame.
01:28They should be ashamed of themselves and these people have zero credibility, zero credibility on the other side of the aisle when it comes to issues of law and order.
