A protester heckled House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) in Denver on Friday, as he campaigns to become speaker of the House when the new Democratic majority takes over in January.
Hakeem Jeffries speaks during the \"What's Next\" conference by the Democratic Party in Denver, CO (Reuters)The man interrupted Jeffries while he spoke onstage at the What's Next conference, where Democratic leaders, strategists, and newly elected lawmakers gathered to plan how to use the new majorities and how to position the party for 2028.
The protester shouted, "You are a f****** liar!" at Jeffries. He kept yelling for more than a minute while the crowd booed, and the shouting continued until his removal from the building.
🚨 HOLY CRAP! Hakeem Jeffries is getting EATEN ALIVE by protestors right in the middle of his remarks
"You are a f*cking LIAR!"
"You're a f*cking TRAITOR!"
For nearly 2 MINUTES STRAIGHT they were getting hauled out as they went berserk
The clown car is DESTROYING ITSELF 🤣 pic.twitter.com/TXmXNk3lbU— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 13, 2026
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