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New York Post
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Hakeem Jeffries recruiting new digital aide after Photoshop fail warped area around his hips
Hakeem Jeffries needs someone who can shoot the hip. The House Minority Leader is hiring a new digital manager to help the Brooklyn lawmaker step up his Photoshop game after an editing snafu on Instagram earlier this month set the internet ablaze. Jeffries' office put out a posting Tuesday for a 'dynamic and highly skilled' digital manager who has expertise in Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects and more. 'The Digital Manager will be primarily responsible for transforming the Leader's on-camera content into compelling, high-impact video, audio and visual content for online platforms,' the posting said, noting that the ideal candidate 'understands the digital media landscape.' Jeffries' team also stressed that the new digital manager needs to have 'excellent judgment.' 3 The House Minority Leader went viral earlier this month after posting a photo to his Instagram that appeared to be terribly edited. @repjeffries/Instagram 3 Democrats have been scrambling to ramp up their digital media savviness. Getty Images Two weeks ago, the judgment of Jeffries' digital handlers was called into question after a post on his Instagram account showed a distorted photo of the congressman. The 54-year-old looked fly at first glance as he donned a pair of sunglasses — but the bench on which he casually rested was glaringly warped. Internet sleuths quickly uncovered other images on Jeffries' social media accounts of him posing in settings where the backgrounds looked suspiciously distorted. Even progressives like journalist Ken Klippenstein joined the pile-on. 'Hakeem Jeffries is such a charisma black hole that it's warping the fabric of spacetime,' Klippenstein wrote on X July 7. GOP operatives also hammered Jeffries for the faux pas. 'Hakeem Jeffries slimming himself in Photoshop is the most transparency we've seen from Democrats in years,' Republican communicator Erin Maguire chided at the time. The Post contacted a Jeffries spokesperson for clarification about whether the digital manager job posting was related to this month's mockery. 'Guess it takes a full-time editor to keep up with a full-time embarrassment,' National Republican Congressional Committee spokesperson Mike Marinella needled about the recruitment effort. 3 Netizens also pointed to other instances in which Hakeem Jeffries appeared to have Photoshopped images on his social media. X/juliegraceb The digital manager is also required to study engagement metrics across social media platforms, clip videos for Jeffries and engage with his allies on the internet, according to the job description. Candidates are expected to have at least three years of experience.
The Hill
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Jeffries touts ‘constructive' meeting with Mamdani, says they will ‘reconvene'
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said he had a ' constructive meeting ' with Democratic New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani in Brooklyn on Friday. The meeting, which took place in Jeffries' home district, last an hour, according to Jeffries' spokesperson Justin Chermol. 'The meeting between Leader Jeffries and Assemblyman Mamdani was constructive, candid and community-centered, with a particular focus on affordability,' Chermol said, adding that the two also discussed public safety, rising antisemitism, gentrification and the importance of Democrats taking back the House majority in 2026. 'They agreed to reconvene shortly, alongside other members of the New York City congressional delegation and a few high-level community leaders,' he added. Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have not yet endorsed Mamdani following his primary win last month. While the New York State Assembly member enjoys support among the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, he has faced skepticism from moderate members of the party. Mamdani has been working to consolidate support from Democrats ahead of the general election, where he will run against sitting Mayor Eric Adams and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who are both running as independents. Republican Curtis Silwa is also in the race. The Democratic nominee was in Washington on Wednesday for a closed-door breakfast hosted by progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). A number of House Democrats in attendance praised the state lawmaker following the event including Reps. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.). Meanwhile Republicans have sought to tie Democrats to Mamdani. On Friday, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) rolled out a digital ad campaign tying Mamdani to New York Reps. Josh Riley (D), Laura Gillen (D), Tom Suozzi (D), and New Jersey Rep. Nellie Pou (D). All four members potentially face competitive reelection bids next year.
Politico
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Politico
Hakeem Jeffries breaks the House record for longest floor speech
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is now delivering the longest speech in House history, holding the floor for more than eight hours to delay passage of Republicans' domestic policy megabill. His so-called 'magic minute,' as the unlimited speaking time granted to party leaders is known, breaks a record set by Republican Kevin McCarthy in 2021, which in turn exceeded the mark set by Nancy Pelosi in 2018. All were serving as minority leader at the time. Starting at 4:52 a.m., Jeffries used his hours of speaking time to read letters from constituents who could be affected by cuts to social safety-net programs and to single out purple-district Republicans who are in line to support the legislation whose districts Democrats plan to target in next year's midterms. The speech is Democrats' last option to slow down the megabill ahead of a final passage vote. It's still expected to pass later Thursday, ahead of the GOP's self-imposed July 4 deadline. 'I'm here today to make it clear that I'm going to take my time and ensure that the American people fully understand how damaging this bill will be to their quality of life,' he said, later adding: 'Donald Trump's deadline may be Independence Day. That ain't my deadline.' Republicans largely shrugged off Jeffries' speech, which set the new record at 1:25 p.m. after eight hours and 33 minutes. Speaker Mike Johnson called it 'an utter waste of everyone's time, but that's part of the system here.' Unlike in the Senate, debate time in the House is typically strictly limited, but there is an exception for top party leaders, who are allowed to speak without interruption under chamber precedent. Progress on the megabill wasn't just stalled out by Jeffries' speech. Opposition by conservative hard-liners to changes made by the Senate led to one procedural vote being left open for more than nine hours Wednesday — the longest vote in House history, according to Democrats. GOP leaders pulled an all-nighter to flip lawmakers and eventually cleared the last procedural vote around 3:30 a.m., setting up Jeffries' effort. Cassandra Dumay contributed to this report.
Axios
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Axios
Inside Hakeem Jeffries' decision to filibuster Trump's big bill
The overwhelming consensus on Capitol Hill was that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) would only delay President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" by about an hour. As noon approached on Thursday, that expectation was shattered. Why it matters: For months, the Democratic base has been demanding their party's leaders " fight harder" and use every tool at their disposal to stymie the GOP agenda. In the eyes of many lawmakers, this is Jeffries delivering. Jeffries blasted the GOP's marquee tax and spending bill as an "immoral document," vowing to "stand up and push back against it with everything we have on behalf of the American people." As of late Thursday morning, Jeffries was on track to surpass then-Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) record-breaking, 8-and-a-half hour speech to delay the Build Back Better vote in 2021. If Jeffries keeps speaking until 1:23pm ET, he will have set a new record. What we're hearing: One of Jeffries' central motivations, numerous Democratic sources told Axios, was to ensure that Republicans were forced to pass the bill during daylight hours and not in the dead of night. Jeffries said in his speech: "I ask the question, if Republicans were so proud of this one big, ugly bill, why did debate begin at 3:28am in the morning?" "This is about fighting for the American people ... forcing it into the daylight and telling some stories about the real impacts," House Democratic caucus chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) told Axios. Zoom in: Jeffries spoke with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) ahead of the speech to warn him about his plans, two sources familiar with the discussion told Axios on the condition of anonymity to share details of a private conversation. The House Democratic leader communicated that he was "just going to do an hour," one of the sources said, but that it "may be longer now." Another source said Jeffries made that decision "when he learned [Johnson] was going to stay all night until he got the votes." What he's saying: "Budgets are moral documents, and in our view ... budgets should be designed to lift people up," Jeffries said in his speech. "This reckless Republican budget that we are debating right now on the floor on the House of Representatives tears people down ... and every should vote 'no' against it," he said. Jeffries was consistently surrounded by dozens of House Democratic colleagues, who raucously applauded him throughout his speech. Yes, but: The Democratic leader did face a bit of frustration from his caucus for leaving even his inner circle in the dark about his plans. "No one is upset Hakeem wanted to do this, but to not tell members, 'be prepared, book multiple flights, be flexible,'" one House Democrat vented, grumbling that it is particularly hard to rebook flights around the July 4 holiday. Another House Democrat fumed that a "heads up would have been nice." Between the lines: Jeffries' marathon speech comes after Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) delivered a 25-hour filibuster in April that earned him plaudits from the Democrats' grassroots as a resistance hero. Later that month, Jeffries and Booker held a day-long sit-in on the Capitol steps in protest of Republicans' fiscal plans. The bottom line:"The base wants to see certain things and we have to show them those things, otherwise they don't believe we're fighting hard enough," another House Democrat told Axios of Jeffries' speech.
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Democrat Jeffries Delays House Vote on Trump Tax Bill With Marathon Speech
(Bloomberg Government) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is blocking a final vote on Republicans' tax and spending package with a lengthy floor speech bashing the bill. NYC Commutes Resume After Midtown Bus Terminal Crash Chaos Struggling Downtowns Are Looking to Lure New Crowds Massachusetts to Follow NYC in Making Landlords Pay Broker Fees What Gothenburg Got Out of Congestion Pricing Foreign Buyers Swoop on Cape Town Homes, Pricing Out Locals The New Yorker is using his unlimited floor speech privileges to ensure Democratic criticisms of the bill air on popular morning news shows. He began speaking before 5 a.m. in remarks that have gone well beyond a speech expected to last an hour. The longer he talks, the more attention he is likely to draw. 'This reckless Republican budget is an immoral document,' Jeffries said from his podium on the floor. 'This legislation will end Medicaid as we know it,' he said at another point. The delays frustrated GOP leaders who have no way to stop Jeffries, although the speech is unlikely to impact plans to have the bill ready for President Donald Trump to sign Friday. Republicans themselves delayed final action for hours overnight as they wrangled the votes needed to advance it. Jeffries will have to keep speaking until around 1:30 p.m. if he wants to set the record for a House floor speech. Then-Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) set that mark by speaking for eight hours and 32 minutes in opposition to then-President Joe Biden's signature Build Back Better legislation in 2021. The use of a 'magic minute,' which allows the leader to speak as long as he can continuously, is a common tactic of the minority. Jeffries at multiple points teased Republicans by indicating he may be ready to yield the floor soon, but then saying, 'I'm still here to take my sweet time.' House Republicans largely emptied the chamber when it became apparent that Jeffries' speech wouldn't end soon. Some remained and had to be asked to quiet conversations on multiple occasions as Jeffries slowly laid out his case against the megabill. Vice President JD Vance tweeted around 8 a.m. that one House Republican switched from 'undecided' to 'yes' because of Jeffries' 'performance.' Democrats have used procedural delays and prolonged floor speeches repeatedly to push back against Republicans this Congress. It's among their only options with the GOP controlling Capitol Hill and the White House. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) earlier this year broke the record of the longest-ever Senate floor speech, taking more than 25 hours to oppose the Trump administration. Jeffries watched parts of Booker's Senate speech and later held a 12-hour sit-in with the New Jersey senator on the Capitol steps. Jonathan Tamari in Washington, D.C. also contributed to this story. To contact the reporter on this story: Maeve Sheehey in Washington at msheehey@ To contact the editors responsible for this story: George Cahlink at gcahlink@ Liam Quinn at lquinn@ SNAP Cuts in Big Tax Bill Will Hit a Lot of Trump Voters Too How to Steal a House America's Top Consumer-Sentiment Economist Is Worried China's Homegrown Jewelry Superstar Pistachios Are Everywhere Right Now, Not Just in Dubai Chocolate ©2025 Bloomberg L.P. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
