House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Friday shrugged off Axios' reporting that New York City Council member Chi Ossé is considering a primary challenge against him.

What they're saying: "If you ask me a serious question, I'll give you a serious answer," Jeffries told Axios when asked about Ossé during a brief interview at the U.S. Capitol. • "And you know that's not a serious question based on everything coming out of Brooklyn," he added, referring to the New York City borough he represents. • "You know that's not a serious question." • Ossé did not respond to a request for comment on Jeffries' remarks.

State of play: Ossé, a close ally of Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, has privately discussed a run against Jeffries, Axios' Holly Otterbein and Alex Thomps

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