Jeffries Defends 'Maximum Warfare' Phrase Amid Trump Attack

0:00It's April 27. This is Entertainment and celebrity news. Today pop culture powered by AI. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries from New York shut down Republican attacks over his use of the phrase, Maximum Warfare, right after the apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump this past Saturday. He dropped the line last week celebrating a big Democratic win in Virginia's redistricting referendum, vowing to fight Republicans hard on every front. Republicans jumped on it, acting like Jeffries' words somehow sparked the violence while White House press secretary Caroline Levitt blasted. Democrats for years of calling Trump an existential threat to democracy that could inspire unstable folks. Jeffries spired back Monday, pointing out the phrase actually came from an anonymous White House source last year, talking about Republican efforts to. Redraw districts in their favor. This back and forth shows how heated rhetoric flies both ways in the political arena, with both sides digging in as the election season ramps up.