Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Becomes First Black Person To Lead Congressional Caucus



House Democrats officially elected New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries to be the House minority leader in the next Congress, taking over from Nancy Pelosi as the first Black lawmaker to lead a Congressional caucus. NBC News’ Ryan Nobles explains what to expect from Jeffries in his new leadership role and what it could mean for the future of the party.

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19 comments

  1. Is Hakeem now also the leader of the Congressional Big Black Cokus?

  2. Jeffries would never had been elected if thought he was going

  3. Jeffries and Hobbs have really done themselves a diservous

  4. Like its some thing, in such countrys as yours and those, who seem to have issues for anyone else of themselves huh.

  5. Great leader, person that can confront the wimp of McCarty and scalise.

  6. Yes democrats do get stuff done.

  7. And that's all that matters to them….and only reason he was picked. Lol

  8. Democraps love to check the race boxes, but they claim they aren’t racistπŸ™„

  9. at this point just hand the country over to blacks, women, and alphabet mafia and leave, just watch from a distance as they burn down the nation

  10. Liar! Democrats don't do anything but lie and destroy the economy.

  11. Chicken for everyone!!!

  12. As long as the position is filled with the most qualified person then there should be no complaints about the selection but if it’s filled with a person that’s not the most qualified then there is a major problem . So please tell us the selection made was the right decision .

  13. Change long overdue. We need young Blood working For all the American People. But we know trumps GOP / RNC Will fight tooth and nail for their White life Ways.

  14. A good buffer against the Republican troglytes.

  15. He's the most educated, honest, smart, successful, Popular, kind, respectful, very very Intelligent, man,that's exactly why we the people we needed him,

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  17. Millions of people are going to be scandalized by calling him the minority leader because our civics education is terrible.