Jeffries says DNC chief ‘has my full support’ amid scrutiny 

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) told reporters on Sunday that Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin “has my full support” after multiple news outlets detailed an increasingly stressed national party chairman struggling with morale. 

“The chairman has my full support,” the top House Democrat said while campaigning in Pennsylvania, according to NOTUS. “We look forward to our continued partnership.” 

The New York Times reported on Sunday that Martin’s tenure as DNC chair had grown increasingly turbulent amid angst over fear that he might lose his job.  

The Times reported that Martin threw a phone toward an aide earlier this month in frustration, prompting an HR complaint. Sources told the Times that Martin later met with HR. 

The newspaper also noted that the national party had asked vendors not to send over invoices for services until after the November election amid anxiety over the DNC’s finances.  

NOTUS reported that the DNC put up its building as collateral last year to receive a substantial credit........

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