'He Said That': Hakeem Jeffries Torches Trump Over Promise To Lower Costs 'On Day One'

During a press briefing on Monday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was asked about the cost of living.

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00:01Leader Jeffries.

00:02I'll say it wrong, sorry.

00:03Thank you, Mr. Leader.

00:04You focused a lot on the affordability crisis in your opening remarks.

00:08Next Friday, the pause on student loan interest is set to expire.

00:14What's your message to Americans out there who are already struggling with, as you said,

00:18housing costs, groceries, utility, high utility costs?

00:21What's your message to borrowers out there who are just terrified of what their pocketbook

00:26will look like now that this pause is ending?

00:28Trump administration should reverse its policy, which represents an assault on students,

00:34just like we've seen the Trump administration assault veterans, assault homeowners,

00:40assault everyday Americans, assault farmers, assault small business owners and entrepreneurs

00:48and others.

00:49Nothing is being done in terms of the Trump administration and House Republican policy

00:55to actually make life more affordable for the American people.

01:00These policies actually will hurt everyday Americans on issue after issue after issue,

01:07notwithstanding the fact that Republicans spent all of 2024 promising to lower the high cost of living.

01:15In fact, Donald Trump said that costs would go down in America on day one.

01:21He said that.

01:23And yet we've not seen a single thing done to meaningfully keep that promise.

01:32No executive actions, no administrative orders, no legislation designed to meaningfully make life more affordable

01:43for the American people.

01:46And so as it relates to this student loan policy, it's just yet another example of the Trump administration

01:55not giving a damn about the high cost of living in the United States of America

02:03and in fact consistently doing the exact opposite as it relates to providing relief.