From ‘THUG’ to ‘low IQ,’ Trump escalates personal and racist attacks against Rep. Hakeem Jeffries

In October 2025, Christopher Moynihan, a Jan

In October 2025, Christopher Moynihan, a Jan. 6 rioter who was pardoned by Trump, was arrested for threatening to kill Jeffries.

Echoing language used by Trump, Moniyan wrote online, “I cannot allow this terrorist to live. ”

“Donald Trump does that on purpose,” Seawright said of Trump’s remarks about Jeffries, adding, “You often hear Republican leaders like [Speaker Mike] Johnson and others saying that Democrats are the ones who need to tone down the temperature. We need unity.

You have yet to see any of them call out the President for his erratic, nasty behavior online as it relates to Hakeem Jeffries. ”

The Democratic strategist said the same can be said about Republicans when Trump posted a racist AI video of Jeffries wearing a sombrero, mocking Mexican culture

Ultimately, Seawright says, the substance of Jeffries’ critique of the Supreme Court speaks for itself.

“It’s important for the leader, as an African American, who obviously has fought for the same fight that Dr. King and others did, to help folks understand that the court historically has been a dagger in the heart when it comes to progress in Black America,” he told theGrio.

In response to Trump’s attacks, Leader Jeffries mocked the president by resharing the Truth Social post, writing on X, “Jeffries Derangement Syndrome” — a reference to “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” a term Trump and Republicans have used for years against those who criticize the president

Should Jeffries obtain the speaker’s gavel in January 2027, clashes between him and Trump will only escalate as the president would lose his ability to control Congress and be compelled to negotiate with Democrats on policy, most notably the federal budget. Trump has warned that Democrats would also seek to impeach him.

Jeffries said that one of the first acts Democrats will take as the majority in Congress is to restore the Voting Rights Act by passing the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in order to “end the era of voter suppression in America once and for all. ”