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Hakeem Jeffries Punts on Adopting Socialist Agenda as New Polling Shows Dems Embracing It Over Capitalism

THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told Kristen Welker during a Sunday “Meet the Press” interview that he doesn’t support the Democratic Socialists of America’s agenda.

Democratic New York Rep. Jeffries told the NBC News host he doesn’t support the Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) current agenda, despite leaving the door open for more DSA-aligned candidates to join his caucus in January 2027.

Neither the House minority leader’s office nor the DSA not immediately responded to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

“Do democratic socialists belong in the Democratic Party?” Welker asked the House minority leader in light of the convention the DSA held in Chicago from July 31 to Aug. 2, 2026.

“Well, what I can say is that I do not support defunding the police. I do not support open borders. I do support abolishing the Senate,” Jeffries replied. “We’re focused on actually solving........

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