Donald Trump took aim at one of his most prominent political rivals in a fiery new social media post over the weekend. The president targeted House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries after the lawmaker made waves with pointed remarks about a recent Supreme Court decision.
Donald Trump slams Hakeem Jeffries in new post
President Donald Trump attacked House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) over his recent Supreme Court comments in a Truth Social post on Sunday. Trump targeted Jeffries after the lawmaker called the court’s conservative majority “illegitimate.” Trump questioned whether Jeffries should face impeachment for the remark.
“Hakeem Jeffries, a Low IQ individual, said our Supreme Court is ‘illegitimate,’” Trump wrote. “After saying such a thing, isn’t he subject to Impeachment? I got impeached for A PERFECT PHONE CALL.” Trump also called on Republicans to take action, adding, “Where are you Republicans? Why not get it started?”
Jeffries responded on the social platform X with a brief post reading, “Jeffries Derangement Syndrome.” The phrase appeared to reference “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” a label the president frequently applies to his critics.
According to an annotated version of the Constitution on Congress’s official website, members of Congress are likely not subject to impeachment. The impeachment process applies to the president, vice president, and civil officers of the United States.
Last week, Jeffries held a press conference addressing a Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act. He called the decision “unacceptable” and accused the court’s majority of undermining communities of color. “Today’s decision by this illegitimate Supreme Court majority strikes a blow against the Voting Rights Act,” Jeffries stated during the conference.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Wednesday that Louisiana’s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district constituted unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. The decision weakened a central provision of the Voting Rights Act. Justice Samuel Alito described the ruling as an “update” to the existing legal framework governing such cases for decades.
Originally reported by Vritti Johar on Mandatory.com.