House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is hammering the Republicans’ campaign arm for falsely characterizing a Hispanic member of Congress as “an illegal immigrant.”

The National Republican Campaign Committee (NRCC) on Wednesday blasted a message on social media attacking Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) over his critical response to President Trump’s speech to Congress the night before.

“Democrats literally chose an illegal immigrant to give their response to President Trump's address,” the NRCC

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