House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries met Trump adviser Jared Kushner in New York, signaling the White House is exploring cross-party channels ahead of November's midterm elections.
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House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries met privately in New York with Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and outside adviser. The discussion signals the White House is probing ways to work with Democrats if they retake the House in November, the Associated Press reported.
The meeting happened less than three months before the midterms. Jeffries is in line to become House Speaker if Democrats win the majority. Republicans, led by Trump, have been casting Democrats as a party of dangerous extremes.
The conversation touched on housing, immigration, and the high cost of living, according to The New York Times, which first reported the meeting Sunday. People across the U.S. are struggling with inflation that Democrats blame on Republicans and Trump for failing to control.
Kushner suggested Jeffries follow up with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. In a statement Sunday, Jeffries did not mention the private conversation directly. He said the Republican administration needed to drop the GOP's "my-way-or-the-highway" approach that "has failed the American people."
"To stop the madness, we have repeatedly made clear that an extremist approach will not work and will be met with forceful opposition," Jeffries said, per AP. "The question is whether Republicans will join us."
Kushner holds no formal White House role but serves as a key adviser on overseas diplomatic negotiations. He and Jeffries worked together on criminal justice reform legislation during Trump's first term, specifically a landmark bill that allowed sentencing flexibility for certain drug offenses.
The meeting reflects Republican Party anxiety over losing the House majority. If Democrats retake power, the White House can expect an aggressive oversight agenda into what Jeffries has called the "crooks" in the administration. Impeachment is among the tools at the party's disposal.
The White House did not respond to AP's request for comment. A representative for Kushner also did not respond.
Jeffries' office declined further comment on the meeting's details.
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