Hakeem Jeffries

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) released a statement showing appreciation for President Joe Biden amid the president’s decision to drop out of the campaign. “President Joe Biden is one of the most accomplished and consequential leaders in American history,” Jeffries said in his statement on X. “In less than one term, he rescued the nation from a once-in-a-century...

President Joe Biden released as statement Sunday that he will not seek reelection.

President Biden is still isolating while battling COVID, and while calls continue to grow louder for him to put aside his re-election bid, one key New York ally is standing by him. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said he continues to support President Joe Biden’s candidacy and believes the incumbent remains able to beat former President Donald Trump in November’s general election. “I’ve answered that question repeatedly over the last three weeks,” Jeffries said Friday at an event on street safety improvements at Brooklyn schools. “I’ve answered that question repeatedly,...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries continued to stand behind President Biden on Friday.