The core appeal of the Democratic Party, especially in contrast to the GOP, is that they try to be the "Good Guy party". Do good things, do good governance, which is why it's always extra upsetting when they refuse to throw the guy who just got caught doing bad things over the side of the boat.

It’s not bad when bad things happen to bad people

did jeffries have thoughts on menendez?

Also distressing when someone like Jeffries doesn’t use his platform to distinguish between the presumption of innocence afforded someone in a strictly legal sense and how that doesn’t have to apply in a political one.

“However, Mayor Adams should focus on his criminal defense and resign for the sake of the City of New York.”

even if he was innocent (lol) how is he going to be the mayor during this??? he was barely doing it without fighting a federal indictment and all of his commissioners are resigning. we do actually need someone to be the mayor!!!!

Hakeem Jeffries has always been a disappointing human being. He is part of the NY apparatus that is all PR talk and no substance.

Cooper, come on. As the ever-inspiring Hakeem Jeffries said yesterday, the mayor is the mayor and therefore he is the mayor.

"I sit on a man's back, choking him, and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by any means possible, except getting off his back." en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Leo_Tol...

Especially after the whole ‘good guy gotta go because: old’ thing. Time to flex!

Im not sure this is refusing to throw Roasted Turkey over the side. The last sentence strikes me as Jeffries throwing some exquisitely restrained shade.