# LIVE: Hakeem Jeffries speaks after Democratic midterm victories

https://mins.news/en/video/129407

- Reuters, 2026-11-04 16:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9Xm8cHO6V4

> Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries holds a briefing one day after the party’s midterm victories across the country. The wins put him in line to become the first Black speaker of the US House. If elected, he would have to oppose President Donald Trump while balancing moderates’ and progressives’ priorities within his party.

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