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NY AG Letitia James lashes out at ‘drunk on power’ Dem legislators hoping to oust Hakeem Jeffries

By Vaughn Golden2 min readNew York Post
NY AG Letitia James lashes out at ‘drunk on power’ Dem legislators hoping to oust Hakeem JeffriesNY AG Letitia James lashes out at ‘drunk on power’ Dem legislators hoping to oust Hakeem Jeffries

New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a stern warning to the Democratic Socialists of America on Saturday: if you challenge incoming presumptive House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries, plan to take her on, too.

“For those who live in his district and are so drunk of power to think that they’re going to run against this man, you’ve got to get past this neighborhood and Tish James,” she crowed while speaking at a Brooklyn Democratic leadership event on Saturday during the SOMOS political conference in Puerto Rico.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stands on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is in line to be the next House Majority Leader. CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

“We are going hard. We are going hard for our speaker,” said James to applause.

Jeffries represents the Eight Congressional District, which includes Coney Island, Bedford-Stuyvesant and other nearby parts of Brooklyn.

State Attorney General Letitia James speaks at a campaign rally for Gov. Kathy Hochul at Brooklyn Bowl.
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a stern warning to the Democratic Socialists of America on Saturday: if you challenge incoming presumptive House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries, plan to take her on, too. James Keivom for NY Post

The AG — a former Brooklyn councilwoman — did not mention the DSA, but DSA leaders have made it no secret that Jeffries and incoming presumptive Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) are too centrist for their radical taste.

As James was speaking in Puerto Rico, the DSA hosted a rally and march through Manhattan, claiming credit over Election Day’s blue tsunami and demanding new leadership in the House and Senate if traditional Dems don’t cater to their far-left agenda.

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