House Dem Leader Hakeem Jeffries says he plans to attend Trump’s speech: ‘dignified Democratic presence’

FoxNewscorrespondentMadeleineRiverahasthelatestonDemocraticeffortstodefyPresidentDonaldTrump’slegislativeagendaon‘Fox&FriendsWeekend.’  HouseMinorityLeaderHakeemJeffries,D-N.Y.,hasnotedthatheplanstoattendPresidentDonaldTrump’sTuesdaynightaddressbeforeajointsessionofCongress. “GivenmyresponsibilitiesintheHouse,Iplantoattendthespeech,alongwithothermembersoftheDemocraticleadership,tomakecleartothenationthatthereisastrongoppositionpartyready,willingandabletoserveasacheckandbalanceontheexcessesoftheadministration,”Jeffriessaidinamessagetocolleagues. Trump’sspeechwillcomelessthantwomonthsintohissecondpresidentialterm. SEVERALDEMOCRATSTOBOYCOTTTRUMP’S‘PEPRALLY’SPEECHTOCONGRESS Rep.HakeemJeffries,aDemocratfromNewYork,speaksduringanewsconferenceattheUSCapitolinWashington,DC,US,onThursday,Feb.6,2025.(TierneyL.Cross/BloombergviaGettyImage