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Hakeem Jeffries defends his meetingwith Trump envoy Jared Kushner

House minority leader is under attack from his own party for ‘affordability crisis’ meeting with president’s son-in-law

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Edward Helmore25 Aug 2026, 06:42 pmUpdated 2h ago1 min readAmericasUnited States
Hakeem Jeffries defends his meeting with Trump envoy Jared Kushner

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House minority leader is under attack from his own party for ‘affordability crisis’ meeting with president’s son-in-law

Democrats incredulous over Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner meeting

Hakeem Jeffries , the Democratic minority leader in the US House of Representatives, has defended his meeting with Jared Kushner and claimed it was arranged at the request of Donald Trump ’s son-in-law.

Jeffries, who has come under attack from Democrats since the New York Times reported on Sunday that the two met privately to discuss common ground on issues like housing, immigration and the high cost of living, said he agreed to the meeting “to discuss the affordability crisis” in the US.

Democrats incredulous over Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner meeting

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Source: The Guardian · Edward Helmore. Published 25 Aug 2026, 06:42 pm.

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