Hakeem Jeffries Slams Elise Stefanik as ‘Handmaiden’ for Trump After She Announces NY Governor Bid

Tom Durante Nov 7th, 2025, 12:55 pm

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) came out swinging against Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) on Friday, calling her a “handmaiden for Donald Trump’s extreme policies” just hours after she announced her bid for governor of New York.

During a lengthy appearance on MSNBC’s on Friday, Jeffries was quizzed by host Ana Cabrera about Stefanik’s hours-old gubernatorial campaign .

What followed was a tirade by Jeffries, who called Stefanik “nothing more than a handmaiden for Donald Trump’s extreme policies.”

He added: “She’s a sycophant who has been a repeated rubber stamp for Donald Trump’s extreme agenda.”

Read Jeffries’ full rant here:

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