Jeffries' "not a partisan moment" remark
The gist
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries called the Democrats' House win "not a partisan moment" but a patriotic one.
He is set to become the first Black speaker of the House.
How it unfolded
- Nov 3, 2026Jeffries encourages volunteers at a phone bank at a hotel on Capitol Hill in Washington.
- Nov 4, 2026At the Democrats' watch party, Jeffries is met with cheers of "Speaker! Speaker!" and says, "This is not a partisan moment. This is a patriotic one."
- Nov 4, 2026Jeffries calls the election the beginning of the "great American comeback" and says the American people are "crying out for transformational change."