Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who was elected to replace House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the leader of House Democrats on Wednesday, has denied the legitimacy of the 2016 election at least eight times, according to a researcher from the RNC. The 2016 contest resulted in the election of Donald Trump over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.</blockquote></ref><ref>Victor Nava, [https://nypost.com/2022/12/01/rep-denounce-hakeem-jeffries-as-election-denier-after-house-dems-elect-him-leader/amp/ Republicans denounce new House Dem leader Hakeem Jeffries as an ‘election denier’], ''NYPost'', December 1, 2022.</ref> | Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who was elected to replace House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the leader of House Democrats on Wednesday, has denied the legitimacy of the 2016 election at least eight times, according to a researcher from the RNC. The 2016 contest resulted in the election of Donald Trump over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.</blockquote></ref><ref>Victor Nava, [https://nypost.com/2022/12/01/rep-denounce-hakeem-jeffries-as-election-denier-after-house-dems-elect-him-leader/amp/ Republicans denounce new House Dem leader Hakeem Jeffries as an ‘election denier’], ''NYPost'', December 1, 2022.</ref> |