Hakeem Jeffries Pressed on Whether He ‘Regrets’ Saving Mike Johnson’s Job

MSNBC Host Presses Hakeem Jeffries on Whether He ‘Regrets’ Saving Mike Johnson’s Job

David Gilmour Nov 13th, 2025, 8:36 am

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was pressed on whether he has “regret” over having helped rescue House Speaker Mike Johnson from a Republican rebellion last year, moments after he railed against Johnson for presiding over a GOP “Trump cartel.”

Appearing on with Ali Vitali on Thursday morning, the New York Democrat accused Johnson of stalling the House’s work while the nation faced key funding deadlines .

“It was irresponsible for Mike Johnson to keep House Republicans on a taxpayer-funded vacation for more than seven weeks and to castrate, you know, the House of Representatives as it relates to his majority,” Jeffries said. “At the end of the day,