Jeffries Melts Down Over Trump Memes as Shutdown Standoff Escalates

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is having a tough time keeping it together and it's starting to show.

During a Sunday appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press, the New York Democrat lashed out at President Trump, calling his behavior “unhinged” and “unreasonable,” while ignoring his own party’s role in dragging the nation into yet another government shutdown. Jeffries’ meltdown came in response to a Trump Truth Social meme mocking him but the bigger problem for Jeffries isn't a sombrero and mariachi music. It's that he's getting called out for backing a deeply unpopular agenda and blaming everyone but himself.

“That behavior is outrageous, it’s unhinged, it’s unreasonable,” Jeffries said apparently forgetting that he and his party are the ones demanding free health care for illegal aliens while millions of Americans struggle to afford basic necessities.

NBC host Kristen Welker directly confronted Jeffries with a 2023 clip of himself refusing to fund the government unless it was on his terms. When pressed on why Democrats wouldn’t pass a basic spending bill and negotiate later, Jeffries dodged instead ranting about tax credits and healthcare costs, which he blames on “Trump tariffs” and “failed policies.”

Let’s break that down:

• Democrats are refusing to fund the government unless their demand for expanded ObamaCare tax credits including benefits for illegal aliens is met.

• Jeffries blamed Trump tariffs (which helped rebalance U.S.-China trade) for the current economic squeeze, ignoring Biden’s record-high inflation and energy costs.

• He admitted premiums would skyrocket if the credits expire which is essentially saying Democrats’ healthcare plan is unsustainable without endless subsidies.

But the best came from the White House now fully aligned with Trump which fired back hard, flipping Jeffries’ “unhinged” language right back at him.

“Hakeem Jeffries and the Democrat Party shut down the government and are hurting the American people because they want to give free health care to illegal aliens – that’s what’s unhinged and unreasonable,” said spokesperson Abigail Jackson. “The sombreros will continue until the Democrats reopen the government.”

It's the perfect summary of this absurd moment. Democrats are crying foul over memes while blocking military pay, shuttering national parks, and demanding handouts for people who crossed our border illegally.

And somehow, they still think they’re the adults in the room.

Let’s not forget this shutdown didn’t happen in a vacuum. It happened because Democrats refused to do the basic job of governing unless their far-left wishlist was attached to the deal. That’s not negotiation. That’s hostage-taking. And when they get called out for it, they scream “unhinged” and run to the media to play the victim.

Trump, meanwhile, is doing what he’s always done: calling them out in plain language and refusing to play their game.

The American people aren’t buying the victim act anymore. They want leadership, not lectures. And they’re watching closely.

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